From Uruguay to Australia: Bruno Fornaroli will go with the Socceroos

Australia he banged on the table. The oceanic country was forced to summon a foreigner to face the final stretch of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. The coach of the Socceros called the Uruguayan Bruno Fornarolia fact that unleashed all kinds of reactions.

Given the absences of Adam Taggart due to injury, Tomi Juric due to a lack of minutes at his club Macarthur, Apostolos Giannou due to poor performance in the A-League and the fortuitous wedding of Jamie Maclaren, the coach Graham Arnold turned to Bruno Fornaroli, a Uruguayan nationalized Australian scorer who has scored 91 goals in 157 games since he arrived in the country of kangaroos, back in 2015.

The 34-year-old “Tuna” exploded with emotion upon learning of his call with the Socceros and ratified his commitment to the nation that welcomed him for more than five years. “When we came with my wife and little daughter seven years ago, people helped us feel comfortable. We are very grateful to this country. We love Australia and some time later my son was born here. I have many reasons to fight for this country”, he told the official website of the Australian federation.

Blessed by the ‘Gunslinger’

Fornaroli’s call to Australia went around the world and had a huge rebound in Uruguay, his homeland. Many former teammates and coaches congratulated his call, but the most special greeting came from Luis Suárez. Both footballers, it is worth specifying, were trained at Nacional de Montevideo.

“Very happy for you little brother and I sincerely hope that you can have that illusion of reaching the World Cup with Australia, I love you very much and I wish you every success”, was Suárez’s message. “Thank you very much little brother!! hopefully see you in november! To hit it with everything in the two that are missing! I love you so much,” Fornaroli replied.