Luis Suarez is going to China

Luis Suarez is going to China

Ivan Rakitic dejó sus minutos de calidad con una buena jugada en la que asisitó a Luis Suárez / | LALIGA

The Uruguayan national team have called up the striker for international duty

Uruguay have called up Luis Suarez for games in China at the end of March. He won't miss Barca matches but the distance and tiredness may affect him.

Oscar Tabarez selected a 23 man squad for the China Cup. From Monday 18th March, they will head to Nanning in China, with a game against Uzbekistan on Friday 22, as a semi-final. China face Thailand in the other.

Then three days later is the final on Monday 25th, and the 3rd/4th playoff. Cavani is not in the squad because of injury.

URUGUAY SQUAD: Fernando Muslera, Martín Silva, Martín Campaña, Diego Godín, Sebastián Coates, José María Giménez, Giovanni González, Martín Cáceres, Mathías Suárez, Diego Laxalt, Marcelo Saracchi, Nahitan Nández, Lucas Torreira, Matías Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur, Nicolás Lodeiro, Federico Valverde, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Gastón Pereiro, Maximiliano Gómez, Cristhian Stuani, Luis Suárez y Jonathan Rodríguez.

Suarez played in this competition last year, which the team won thanks to a Cavani goal.