Uruguay and Bielsa create a headache for Barça over Ronald Araujo

After the confirmation of the match against Osasuna on March 27 at 21:00 hours, FC Barcelona set the machinery in motion to find solutions to have Ronald Araujo and Raphinha available against the rojillos, as both players, key in Hansi Flick's scheme, will play the last matches of this FIFA date on Tuesday the 25th, leaving them almost no time to be available for the coach that Thursday.

In the case of the Uruguayan, Marcelo Bielsa's statements before the match against Bolivia excited the culés with the prospect of the center-back returning sooner than expected. The coach of the 'Celeste' stated that "surely players who played against Argentina will not play. Some will and others will not," which is why the Catalans hoped that the Rosario would release the defender to avoid him accumulating unnecessary minutes after playing 90' against the albiceleste.

Marcelo Bielsa's omissions

For that reason, at Can Barça, they were very attentive to the list of call-ups from 'EL Loco' for the second match of the charrúas in this international break, which will be played in El Alto, at 4,150 meters above sea level, a circumstance that greatly affects the fatigue of players not used to it.

Finally, the two internationals who have been left out of the list are Giorgian De Arrascaeta and Nicolás De La Cruz, so Ronald Araujo, barring a last-minute surprise, will again be available for the coach in the second round of this FIFA date, complicating even more his presence in the match against Osasuna in Montjuïc.

Thus, the azulgrana entity maintains its initial plan, which involves chartering a private plane for their South American players to travel back to Spain along with those from Real Madrid and Atlético once the matches on Tuesday are finished. The culés, meanwhile, will be attentive to Araujo's participation against the Bolivians, hoping that the player will be included in his coach's rotations.