Matias Vecino Encourages Uruguay Teammates After Injury: “I’ll Be Your First Fan”

Matias Vecino has backed his Uruguay teammates to shine at the Copa America after a thigh injury ruled him out of the tournament.

Vecino played 83 minutes of the Celeste’s 4-0 win against Ecuador but was taken off having sustained the problem.

Oscar Tabarez’s side will continue their Group C campaign when they face Chile on Monday night.

“I’m sad I can’t play in this Copa America anymore but I have a lot of faith in this group,” the Inter midfielder said on Instagram today.

“From today I’ll be your first supporter lads!”

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Triste por no poder volver a jugar esta @CopaAmerica. Con mucha confianza en este grupo! Desde hoy seré el hincha número uno @aufoficial! #Uruguaynoma #VamoarribaUruguay #MV5 . . Triste per non poter più giocare questa @CopaAmerica. Tanta fiducia in questo gruppo! Da oggi, ragazzi, sarò il vostro primo tifoso @aufoficial! #Uruguaynoma #VamoarribaUruguay #MV5

A post shared by Matías Vecino (@vecino) on Jun 18, 2019 at 9:57am PDT