Forlán names Uruguay squad for November friendlies

Forlán names Uruguay squad for November friendlies Diego Forlán, head coach of the Uruguayan national team, announced the squad to face Argentina and the Dominican Republic during the final FIFA international window of the year. Uruguay will face Argentina at La Bombonera on Friday, November 13 , at 8 p.m. (Uruguayan time) and host the Dominican Republic at the Campus de Maldonado on November 17 at 8:30 p.m. (Uruguayan time). Forlán's squad features some new faces and notable absences. Among the newcomers, Sebastián Jaume, Albión's goalkeeper, and Bruno Damiani , a forward for MLS side Philadelphia Union, have received their first senior national team call-ups. The two most notable absences are Brian Rodríguez, Manuel Ugarte or Nahitan Nández, who are injured. Merentiel is also missing from the squad, as he will play in the Copa Sudamericana final with Boca Juniors on November 21. Uruguay and Argentina have met 196 times in the Clásico del Río de la Plata. Their most recent meeting was on March 21, 2025, in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, when Argentina won 1–0. Unlike the world's oldest international rivalry, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic have faced each other only once in their history: on October 10, 2025, when Uruguay won 1–0. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.