Matchday 10 for the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying features two Seattle Sounders players. Nicolas Lodeiro and Uruguay are in a top of table battle with Ecuador. Nelson Haedo Valdez and Paraguay are playing for their lives facing fellow bottom-half team Peru.
Uruguay is second in CONMEBOL, behind Brazil. La Celeste are 6-2-2 +14. Opponent Ecuador stands at third with their 5-3-2 +4 record. Both are currently likely to go to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Lodeiro remains a key player to the Uruguay offense, when he’s not getting yellow cards. Feeding Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez the ball gives Lodeiro plenty of space and opportunity for magic.