Maxi Araujo on his presence in Copa America: “It is my clearest goal”

Maximiliano Araujoa football player from Toluca, spoke with AUF TV He expressed his feelings about being booked with the Uruguay national team again ahead of the friendly match against Mexico ahead of the Copa America.

The footballer is already training at the Celeste Complex and was, along with Federico Viñas, one of the first reserves to be officially confirmed by the national team account. “I am happy to be back here to continue learning and representing my country“, the player pointed out.

Araujo was unable to be part of Celeste’s final appeal due to him suffering from iron deficiency anemia, but said on this occasion that he had already recovered 100%. “The last time I missed the national team so much. I really wanted to come back, and fortunately I am here,” he said.

Since the start of Marcelo Bielsa’s spell in Uruguay, the player from Toluca has become one of the permanent names in the team, and a bit of a revelation to many who were not aware of his qualities. The present finds him preparing for the Copa America, and one step away from knowing whether he will be part of the final call for what will be his first major tournament with the Celeste. “It is a source of pride, we are very happy, and we are working hard to be in the final list, which is the most important thing. I hope it will be so,” he said.

When asked about the goal of playing in the Copa America and how much he longed for it to happen, he replied: “I have dreamed of it all my life, and I hope it will come true soon. On a personal level, this is the clearest goal I have now.

One possibility for this competition is that his brother, Cesar Araújo, is also part of the final list. They already had to train together in the first team, but this would be another step. “It’s a beautiful thing, and it’s a great pride on the part of our family. Being able to play for both is very difficult, and being able to share the tournament and matches with the national team is the best thing that could happen to us. The family always feels a lot of pride. We dream of playing together one day in the national team National, and I hope that one day this will be achieved.”

Speaking about the Copa America and Uruguay’s chances of competing for the title, Araujo had no doubt that there were good chances. He added: “We have had a great qualifier so far, the team is very good, and we have world-class players Uruguay is always a candidate, and now we are a candidate too“, He said.

The left winger has also been consulted about his presence in Toluca and the possibility of him going to play in another market. “I am very calm, very happy in Toluca. Always when you are in a national team there is more interest from other clubs. Hopefully I can go to the Copa America and go make that jump. Today I am more prepared. That would be my dream now, to be able to jump to Europe“, I confess.