Diego Abreu

Club career Early career Abreu first started playing football at the request of his father, though he stated in an interview with ESPN Deportes that he "only went [in order] to drink Gatorade at halftime". He continued to progress through the academy and made his unofficial debut in a 2–1 friendly loss against Argentinian opposition Vélez Sarsfield on 14 January 2023. A few days later, on 17 January, he scored his first goal for the club, the consolation in another 2–1 loss, this time to Montevideo Wanderers of Uruguay. On signing, he recalled that he had watched Botafogo games live as a child, during his father's spell with the club.

International career Eligible to represent Italy, Mexico, and Uruguay, Abreu represented Mexico from under-17 to under-20 level. He received his first call-up to the Uruguay under-20 side for a training camp in September of the same year, before featuring for Mexico's under-20s in two friendlies against France and England in October, scoring against the former.

In December 2021, he was called up to the Uruguay under-20 side again by coach Gustavo Ferreyra and scored in a friendly against Chile in a 1–1 friendly draw. In December 2022, he scored another goal against Chile at under-20 level in a 2–0 win.