Diego Forlán will manage Uruguay's under-20 team and will be in charge of the senior team on an interim basis.

Former football player Diego Forlán has been appointed as the new coach of Uruguay's under-20 national team. In addition to his primary role with the youth squad, Forlán will also take charge of the senior national team on an interim basis.

His appointment comes to fill the vacancy left by the departure of Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa, serving as a temporary measure until a permanent successor for the senior squad is chosen. The announcement was officially marked by the Uruguayan Football Association with the statement 'Diego Forlán vuelve a casa' (Diego Forlán returns home).