Liverpool star Darwin Nunez will play no part in his country’s upcoming round of fixtures, it has been confirmed late on Friday.
As part of the upcoming international break, Uruguay, for their part, are set to play out a pair of friendly fixtures.
First, the Celeste will make the trip to Tokyo on Friday, March 24th, for a meeting with Japan.
And this will be followed in short order by a clash with South Korea at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, on Tuesday the 28th.
As alluded to above, however, one high-profile member of Diego Alonso’s squad set to play no part in either fixture comes in the form of Darwin Nunez.
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA – SEPTEMBER 27: Darwin Nunez of Uruguay reacts during the international friendly match between Uruguay and Canada (Alamy Stock Photo)
This comes after it was announced across Uruguay’s official social media channels a short time ago that the Liverpool star has been replaced in Alonso’s setup by Jonathan Rodriguez.
His status for Liverpool’s post-break Premier League showdown with Manchester City, as a result, is currently unclear.
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Darwin Núñez no participará de la 𝐅𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐀 por lesión, en su lugar fue convocado Jonathan Rodríguez. #ElEquipoQueNosUne pic.twitter.com/4CKAzYen5f
— Selección Uruguaya (@Uruguay) March 17, 2023
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