Minimum, 30 degrees. Highest, 47 degrees. This is Las Vegas, the game city, fantasy and artificial, built in the middle of the Nevada desert, on the west coast of the United States. Air conditioning is an important thing, but sometimes it is not enough. As happened on the plane that the Uruguayan team will travel on this Sunday afternoon. It didn’t work well, and the flight didn’t take off.
At this time, Uruguay should be inside charlottewhere on Wednesday they will face each other Colombia for the semis of America Cup. But he’s still in Las Vegas. This Sunday afternoon, after lunch, the delegation boarded a bus from the Westin Hotel to the airport. They arrive at the train station, but before getting off the bus, they are told that they are checking the air conditioning again. 15 minutes passed, 20 minutes, and the problem was not resolved. The extremely high temperatures of Las Vegas conspired against the better functioning of the air. At least that was the accepted explanation. Then, the bus back to the hotel. And Uruguay, 24 hours away in Las Vegas.
Now, a very early training session is scheduled this Monday (nine hours less than in Spain), to escape the intense heat, because no one can escape the ordinary heat. Maybe 8 in the morning. Maybe at seven. Wake up early.
Uruguay now plans to travel to Charlotte at noon this Monday. It will arrive after 9 pm in this city on the east coast of the United States, after crossing the width of this country. Less than 48 hours before the Copa América semi-final, the light blue has just arrived at the headquarters of the game with the Colombians.
With Ronald Araújo out due to injury and Naithan Nandez due to suspension, Marcelo Bielsa will have to rebuild the defense. Sebastián Cáceres is a likely starter. Another one who could join the eleven is Guillermo Varela on the right side.
In the center and in attack, Marcelo Bielsa repeated the formula, with Ugarte, Valverde and De la Cruz at center backs, and up top, Pellistri, Darwin Nuñez and Maxi Araújo. The sextet can be repeated for the game with the coffee planters. But everything remains to be seen.
Source: La Verdad
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