Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde has asked Uruguay national team coach Marcelo Bielsa not to call him up for the friendly matches in October in order to rest.
Idman.biz reports that the Uruguay national team will face the Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan on October 10 and 13.
Valverde has played 9 games in all competitions this season and has 3 assists. In total, the midfielder has appeared in 174 of the 184 possible matches for the Spanish club in the last 3 years.
He has also played 23 games for the national team, a total of 197 games.