Uruguay coach Diego Alonso wanted to clarify the situation with Ronald Araujo on the eve of the vital match against Ghana, in which the Celestial Blues will play the pass to the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar. The coach responded to the words of Barcelona President Joan Laporta, who urged three days ago the heart of the defense not to force him to return so as not to be at risk of relapse, and stressed that the final decision of Araujo to play a match depends on it
“The agreement we made goes against what the Barcelona president says, when a player is fit, he will play,” Diego said. Whether Araujo always plays will depend primarily on me and on the agreement we reached with Barcelona. when he is released. Alonso. We cannot set a date for Araujo’s return because it is a medical issue
It must be remembered that Joan Laporta indicated that “I hope they are careful and that the player’s health prevails above all” regarding Araujo’s call-up with Uruguay and added, “Only if there is a minimum risk, he should not play”, words that coach Diego did not like. Alonso
From Barcelona, they sent two people to Qatar to accompany Araujo and find out in detail the defender’s physical condition. In any case, Araújo will not be in the match against Ghana and will have to wait for Uruguay to reach the Round of 16 to see if he can get minutes in the World Cup