Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei waahanga - Me Uruguay, i uru a Rodríguez ki te Ipu o te Ao 2002 a ka eke ki te whaainga tuatahi a Uruguay o te whakataetae, he volley i huri ki te kokonga maui o runga o te whaainga. Kua mau ki a ia te taitara o te rangatira mo Uruguay. I tākaro hoki ia i te 2004
me ngā whakataetae Copa América 2007.