Luis Suarez has been named in Uruguay's squad for next month's Copa America in Argentina.

The Liverpool striker has been included in Oscar Tabarez's 23-man squad for the competition, which gets underway on Friday.

Uruguay are in Group C and kick off their campaign against Peru next Monday before further games against Chile and Mexico.

Suarez is the second Liverpool player to be confirmed as a participant in the tournament, with Lucas having been selected in the Brazil squad.

The Uruguay squad in full is:

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Lazio), Andres Silva (Defensor Sporting), Juan Castillo (Colo Colo)

Defenders: Diego Lugano (Fenerbahce), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Sebastian Coates (Nacional), Mauricio Victorino (Cruzeiro), Andres Scotti (Colo Colo), Martin Caceres (Sevilla), Maximiliano Pereira (Defensor Sporting)

Midfielders: Alvaro Pereira, Cristian Rodriguez (both Porto), Egidio Arevalo Rios (Botafogo), Sebastian Eguren (Real Sporting), Diego Perez (Bologna), Walter Gargano (Napoli), Alvaro Gonzalez (Lazio), Nicolas Lodeiro (Ajax).

Forwards: Edinson Cavani (Napoli), Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid), Luis Suarez (Liverpool), Sebastian Abreu (Botafogo), Abel Hernandez (Palermo)