The Uruguayan premiered as captain with the light blue and made it clear that leadership is made for him
First call without Luis Suárez, Cavani and Godín and Fede Valverde has made it clear who the man to follow is in Uruguay. The Real Madrid midfielder has taken advantage of the generational transfer to take to heaven on this FIFA date.
Valverde came to this new call with Uruguay eager to prove its worth. The midfielder was very moved after his performance in the World Cup, a tournament in which the Uruguayan team fell short of expectations, and he felt responsible, as many pointed to him as one of the players to stand out in the tournament after the great start. season he played for Real Madrid.
the Falcon premiership premiere in the first of two friendlies in Asia against Japan and did not disappoint. He led the team and scored the only goal of the game in a goal that describes him perfectly: a direct shot to the top side whose rebound he himself picked up to head into the back of the net. One bazooka per leg and unwavering faith. The target in the purest Valverde style.
In the second of the two games, against South Korea, he assisted on the first goal, the work of Coates. The Uruguayan headed from a corner into the net for the central defender. Two captains and Fede already directs, assists and scores with Uruguay. He sows the basis of the reference that he wants to be on a team that wants to strive to win the next Copa América in the United States 2024.
In Uruguay, there is no doubt: Valverde, Araujo and Bentancur (absent from this call due to injury) must be the pillars on which the sky blue bases its new project. And the madridista wants to be the leader and main weapon of the team. The Charrúas are clear about it and have used social networks to honor their new leader. A leader who has taken on the captain’s armband with an unusual naturalness.
Source: Goal