Uruguayan set for Deportivo return
Thursday, April 25, 2002
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Striker Sebastian Abreu will return to RC Deportivo La Coruña after impressing in Mexico.
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Uruguayan international striker Sebastian Abreu will return to RC Deportivo La Coruña at the end of the season after a successful campaign in Mexico.
Fruitful career
Abreu is contracted to the Municipal de Riazor stadium club until 2007, but Deportivo let the player return to South America to play first-team football and gain more experience ahead of what promises to be a fruitful career in the Primera División.
World Cup place
The forward has been playing for CD Cruz Azul this term, scoring 18 goals to move himself firmly into contention for a place in Víctor Púa's 23-man FIFA World Cup squad.