Uruguayan FA announces Liverpool striker Nunes out of international squad

The Uruguayan Football Association officially announced today that the 23-year-old striker Darwin Nunez, who is currently playing for Liverpool in the Premier League, will officially withdraw from the Uruguayan national team and will no longer represent the national team in any international competitions.

Nunes was selected for the Uruguayan national team's World Cup squad last year. He played a total of 16 games for the national team, including World Cup qualifiers and the World Cup in Qatar, during which he contributed 3 goals.

It is reported that Nunes returned to Liverpool's 1-0 loss to Real Madrid in the second round of the Champions League round of 16 last weekend after being injured. Since Nunes joined Liverpool from the Portuguese Super League Benfica with a transfer fee of 64 million pounds in June 2022, he has played 33 games in the first season, including the Champions League, the League Cup, the Premier League and the Community Shield, scoring 14 goals. The ball and provided 4 assists, ranking second in the team's goals scored in a single season.

However, before Uruguay's international friendlies against Japan next Friday and South Korea on the 28th, the Uruguayan national team announced that Nunes would be expelled from the list and that 29-year-old striker Honasan Rodriguez would be recruited to replace Nunes. Nice location.

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