He began his career in the domestic league for Danubio where after two seasons on the bench he broke into the first team in the 1999-2000 season aged just seventeen. His performances led to a winners medal in the World Youth Championships. He won his call up into the full international side against Paraguay in June 1999 and has been a regular member of the team ever since. He moved to Juventus for the 2000-2001 season but his appearances for the first team have been restricted because of the form of Gianluigi Buffon. He was magnificent in qualification for the 2002 World Cup Finals and played in all three of his countries matches in Japan/Korea. A good shot stopper with great reflexes his only problem is his size, which does cause him problems on crosses.This did not stop Arsenal attempting to take him on a season long loan in the summer of 2002 but the deal fell through because of his wage demands.