Last updated : 14/08/2023 21:20:28
Introduction
XI Ideal are a Grassroots football team made up of 1 team members.
The team is from Montevideo, Municipio B, Uruguay.
XI Ideal started using TeamStats in October 2022.
Team Details
Location
Montevideo Municipio B Uruguay
Team Type
XI Ideal football (soccer) team from Montevideo
XI Ideal is a hypothetical all-star football (soccer) team made up of the best players to have ever played in Montevideo, Uruguay. The team was created by the website TeamStats in 2019, and it is based on a poll of over 1,000 football experts.
The team
- Goalkeeper: Roque Gastón Máspoli (Peñarol)
- Defenders: Obdulio Varela (Peñarol), José Nasazzi (Nacional), Luis Cubilla (Peñarol), Washington Cataldi (Nacional)
- Midfielders: Juan Alberto Schiaffino (Peñarol), Diego Forlán (Peñarol, Manchester United, Atlético Madrid), Enzo Francescoli (River Plate, Cagliari, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Forwards: Luis Suárez (Nacional, Liverpool, Barcelona), Edinson Cavani (Danubio, Napoli, Manchester United), Pedro Petrone (Nacional)
The team is made up of players from both Peñarol and Nacional, the two biggest football clubs in Uruguay. Peñarol has the most representatives on the team, with five players, while Nacional has four.
The team also features players from three different eras of Uruguayan football. Máspoli, Varela, and Nasazzi played in the 1930s and 1940s, when Uruguay won the World Cup twice. Cubilla, Schiaffino, and Francescoli played in the 1960s and 1970s, when Uruguay won the Copa América twice. Suárez, Cavani, and Petrone played in the 2000s and 2010s, when Uruguay won the Copa América once.
