Miami. Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa said on Sunday his medical staff had followed all the proper protocols in managing players' recovery from injury after several key squad members were sidelined ahead of the World Cup.
With Uruguay set to open their World Cup campaign against Saudi Arabia on Monday, Bielsa defended his medical team's approach after defender Ronald Araujo suffered a muscle tear during training to join Jose Maria Gimenez and Giorgian de Arrascaeta on the injury list.
Barcelona's Araujo also suffered an injury ahead of the 2022 World Cup and while he made the squad he did not play in the tournament in Qatar, where Uruguay made a group-stage exit.
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