The Matalocales again. Uruguay, that pesky visitor, once again eliminated the local team. Like against France in the Olympic Games of ’24, Holland in the Games of ’28, Brazil in the great Maracanazo in the World Cup of ’50, Argentina in the Copa América of ’87, again Messi’s Argentina in the Copa América of 2011, South Africa in 2010 World Cup, Russia in the 2018 World Cup, Venezuela in the 2007 Copa América and Paraguay in the 1999 Copa América USA along the way, to him America Cupaccumulating the great disappointment of not being able to advance to the group stage.
The celestial team won by a small margin and closed the first period with a perfect score: 9 points out of 9, nine goals for and only one against. Today they will meet Colombia or Brazil, which now in Santa Clara refers to the first and second place. It’s on Saturday in Las Vegas, in the quarterfinal match. Uruguay will have to play against whoever comes second. The first in that group will face Panama.
Ronald Araújo played a heavenly game. Huge above and below, firm, hard, perfect. Great game, one of his best nights. Against a local team that was complicated in the first half hour and there was danger. Ronald is a center back, he is playing as a center back in this Copa América, and everything indicates that if Brazil is the rival and Vinicius is his figure, Araújo will still continue as a center back.
Uruguay became less. Marcelo Bielsa put his main eleven on the field, without reserving any player. There was a lack of football at the start, but De La Cruz and Ugarte grew in the middle, and the light blue took over in the process. At the start, the locals, although they were being removed, showed no reaction. A cross from Nicolás De la Cruz made it possible for Mathias Olivera to score, setting up the night.
Now the real Cup begins. First in Brazil and Colombia, and finally. Argentina in the final. The road is thorny. How do you like Uruguayan football the most?
DATA SHEET
0 – United States: Matt Turner; Joe Scally (Haji Wright, m.79), Chris Richards, Tim Ream (Malik Tillman, m.89), Antonee Robinson; Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah (Josh Sargent, d.72), Tyler Adams; Gio Reyna, Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogun (Ricardo Pepi, m.41)
1 – Uruguay: Sergio Rochet; Nahitan Nández, Ronald Araújo, Mathías Olivera, Matías Viña (José María Giménez, d.72); Federico Valverde, Manuel Ugarte (Sebastián Cáceres, m.89), Nicolás de la Cruz (Rodrigo Betancur, m.79); Facundo Pellistri, Darwin Núñez (Luis Suárez, m.89) and Maximiliano Araújo (Cristian Olivera, m.27)
Purpose: 0-1, Mathias Olivera (m. 66)
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru). He advised the Uruguayan Darwin Núñez (m.45+3) and the Americans Tyler Adams (m.17) and Chris Richards (m.32)
Incidents: The match on the third day of group C of the Copa América was played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City (Missouri, United States) before 55,460 spectators.
Source: La Verdad
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