Things are never dull when Marcelo Bielsa is around.
The Uruguay national team head coach is known for his quirky antics freewheeling style of play, earning the nickname El Loco.
It appears that Bielsa has another notch in his belt, as the Uruguay coach has apparently called up an amateur player to his squad for a friendly against Costa Rica.
Walter Domínguez, a forward for amateur side Juventud de Soriano, has confirmed that he will be a part of the side to face Los Ticos on May 31 in San José, Costa Rica.
“Yes, [the Uruguay national team] has called me. I’m very happy, to be honest. I did not expect it, it came as a surprise” Domínguez said in an interview with journalist Alex Martin Rostan.
Walter Dominguez jugó hoy por Copa OFI y confirmó la convocatoria para @Uruguay
Su equipo cayó derrotado 2 a 1. pic.twitter.com/CCNLvYqWy4— Alex Martin Rostan (@MartinRostan9) May 4, 2024
Domínguez, 24, caught Bielsa’s attention by scoring 57 goals in his last 39 games in the Copa OFI (Organization of Interior Soccer).
It’s worth mentioning that Uruguay is expected to use a domestic-based squad for the match, as it gets set to call in Europe-based stars like Darwin Núñez and Federico Valverde ahead of the Copa América in June.
Additionally, Bielsa is unable to bring in players from Uruguayan powers Nacional, Peñarol, Liverpool, Racing and Danubia as they have commitments in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
Still, bringing in a player like Domínguez is a stunning move. The striker probably won’t be lining up alongside Núñez in the Copa América but with Bielsa around, it’s wise to never count anything out.
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