Gimenez (ankle) has rejoined full training after overcoming his injury, about which coach Marcelo Bielsa stated "Gimenez had an ankle problem and joined training a week later because the people monitoring his situation are used to working with him, and the player trusts them a lot for his recovery. He's finally been back with us for 15 days now and is healed.", per Montevideo Portal.
Analysis:Gimenez is still expected to be on the bench for Uruguay's initial World Cup match against Saudi Arabia, but he'll have a significant chance to regain his starting spot in the subsequent meeting with Cape Verde. Meanwhile, Sebastian Caceres could get an opportunity alongside Mathias Olivera at center-back. The Atletico Madrid player has been sidelined for most of the last two months, though he was averaging 4.0 clearances and 1.6 tackles per game in La Liga play when available. He's expected to play a major role for Uruguay once he's fit enough to play full games.
