Ex-Fire defender Rios headed to Uruguay camp

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, May 12, 2014

[WORLD CUP 2014] Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani and Diego Forlan lead a star-studded Uruguay team of 25 players who Coach Oscar Washington Tabarez will bring to training camp.

Former Chicago defender Egidio Arevalo Rios, who now plays in Mexico, also made the Celeste squad. On standby is former Seattle Sounder and Chicago Fire midfielder Alvaro Fernandez, who now plays in Argentina.

Uruguay Roster (25):
Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray/TUR), Martin Silva (Vasco da Gama/BRA), Rodrigo Munoz (Libertad/PAR)
Defenders: Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica/POR), Diego Lugano (West Bromwich/ENG), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid/SPA), Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid/SPA), Sebastian Coates (Nacional), Martin Caceres (Juventus/ITA), Jorge Fucile (Porto/POR)
Midfielders: Alejandro Silva (Lanus/ARG), Alvaro Gonzalez (Lazio/ITA), Alvaro Pereira (Sao Paulo/BRA), Walter Gargano (Parma/ITA), Egidio Arevalo Rios (Morelia/MEX), Diego Perez (Bologna/ITA), Sebastian Eguren (Palmeiras/BRA), Cristian Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid/SPA), Gaston Ramirez (Southampton/ENG), Nicolas Lodeiro (Botafogo/BRA)
Forwards: Luis Suarez (Liverpool/ENG), Edinson Cavani (Paris St Germain/FRA), Abel Hernandez (Palermo/ITA), Diego Forlan (Cerezo Osaka/JPN), Christian Stuani (Espanyol/SPA).