MONTEVIDEO, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Uncapped teenager Fabricio Diaz has been drafted into Uruguay's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Chile.
The 19-year-old replaces Inter Milan midfielder Matias Vecino, who was ruled out of the matches after testing positive for COVID-19.
Diaz has impressed Uruguay manager Diego Alonso with his performance for local club Liverpool Montevideo this year.
The Celeste will meet Peru in Montevideo on March 24 and Chile in Santiago five days later in their final matches of the South American qualifying campaign.
Uruguay are currently fourth in the 10-team group with 22 points from 16 games.
The top four teams will automatically qualify for football's showpiece tournament in Qatar later this year, while the fifth-ranked side will advance to an intercontinental playoff. ■
