The azulgrana Ronald Araujo is already on vacation after getting the victory last morning with Uruguay in a friendly against Panama (5-0). After resting in the last match against the United States, the defender of the Barca He started and formed a pair of central defenders with Sebastian Coatestaking advantage of the absence due to injury Jose Maria Gimenez and leaving behind the right back position he held against Mexico.
the selector diego alonso wanted to try Araujo as a central defender after the last few commitments he had always acted as a right-back, a position in which he also played this season in the Barca and performed at a good level. The ‘4’ azulgrana fulfilled a thousand wonders in the axis of defense and at the end of the game he was grateful to his coach for continuing to have minutes with the national team.
“As a right-back or central defender, I’m going to give my best where I’m supposed to, where the coach asks me,” he said. Araujo after the victory, to later point out that “we played great games and we have to keep working, there is a lot left” with a view to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Ronald Araujo emerges as an important player for Uruguay in the World Cup and in the last calls he is showing that he can fight for the title. There are less than six months left for the appointment and the defense of the Barca will be ready for the challenge.
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