| DIEGO | ..... Forlan, Manchester United, Villarreal, Inter Milan and Uruguay forward (5) |
| DZEKO | Edin ....., Bosnia & Herzegovina, Inter Milan and 2011-16 Manchester City striker (5) |
| VIVAS | Nelson ....., Boca Juniors, Arsenal, Inter Milan and Argentina right back (5) |
| ONANA | Andre ..... , Cameroon, Inter Milan and 2016-22 Ajax goalkeeper (5) |
| BAGNI | Salvatore ..... , 1981-87 Italy, 1981-84 Inter Milan and 1984-88 Napoli midfielder (5) |
| CONTE | Antonio ..... , 2016-18 Chelsea, 2019-21 Inter Milan and 2021-23 Spurs coach (5) |
| LIPPI | Marcello ....., 1992-93 Atalanta, 1993-94 Napoil, 1999-2000 inter Milan and 2016-19 China coach (5) |
| RIVER | First word of the name for a group of six species of primarily freshwater dolphins of south-central Asia, China, and South America and in the coastal waters of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. (5) |
| PLATE | River and estuary forming part of the border between Argentina and Uruguay (5) |
| REINA | Pepe ..... , 2005-17 Spain and 2005-14 Liverpool, 2014-15 Bayern Munich, 2015-18 Napoli, 2018-20 Milan and 2020-22 Lazio goalkeeper between spells at Villarreal (5) |
| NAURU | Island shared between Argentina and Uruguay (5) |
| PLATA | Estuary dividing Argentina and Uruguay, Rio de la ..... (5) |
| ADIEU | Perish in Austrian and Uruguay capitals, one says on going (5) |
| TANGO | Partner dance that originated in Argentina and Uruguay (5) |
| BLANC | Barcelona, Inter Milan, Manchester United and France defender (5) |
| PIRES | Robert ....., Arsenal, Villarreal. Aston Villa and France winger (5) |
| EMERY | Unai ..... , Aston Villa, 2020-22 Villarreal and 2018-19 Arsenal head coach (5) |
| ROSSI | Giuseppe ..... , Italian striker whose clubs have included Villarreal and Fiorentina (5) |
| FILIP | Chelsea and 2023-24 Villarreal keeper (5,9) |
| MARIO | Elche, 2015-2016 Spain, 2009-2022 Villarreal and 2022-2023 Watford defender (5,6) |
