Unbelievable!! Extraordinary!! It’s hard to believe!!! There are not enough adjectives to describe the end of the match between Uruguay and Colombia at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo for the South American Qualifiers.
The light blue team won 2-1 and got a victory that was as difficult as it was important. Peruvian judge Kevin Ortega marked six minutes of extra time, and when the game reached 96, after a series of rebounds in the light blue area, Carlos Gómez made it 2-2. This is a barbaric result for coffee growers. is…
Various complaints, a request from Josema Giménez, the sky blue captain, to the referee to go and observe the VAR for an alleged infringement before the goal, three minutes had passed, and the goal was remains well. The result too: 2-2
No time for anything else. But…. Resumption, a cross into the area by Camilo Vargas, rebound, another local advance, minute 100, Manuel Ugarte from the edge of the area, bitten shot, not perfect from technical beauty, but perfect for emotional beauty: URUGUAY 3- 2, and the endless celebration from all the Uruguayans, including coach Marcelo Bielsa, who left for a moment his stuffy figure to give freedom to a contained emotion.
The victory has more relevance because the rival is a good team, Colombia, serious, tough, precise, compact, with clear ideas on the field, and also a finalist in the last Copa América.
Uruguay managed to get out of the black tunnel it was going through. After Luis Suárez’s goal against Canada in the Copa América, he never returned
convert, until last night. So, between September and October, Paraguay, Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador went through the South American Qualifiers. And without purpose. And only three points out of 12 are possible. Now, with this victory over the Colombians, the light blue rearranges itself in the table, looks at it from above, and walks towards the 2026 World Cup.
The first half was clearly dominated by the visitors. Colombia, without James Rodríguez, replaced by Juanfer Quintero in the starting eleven, dominated the fundamentals of the game, and submitted Uruguay. Quintero’s free kick goal at the half-hour mark, with a superb shot from outside the box to goalkeeper Rochet’s near post, only showed the soccer supremacy of the field in the result.
Bielsa’s team started more strongly for the match, although there was no drastic improvement. But breaking the dam requires a bit of luck. The full moon that crowned the Centennial sky illuminated the winger Marcelo Saracchi, who sent a cross from his left foot, which after two rebounds, the last to Davinson Sánchez, tied the score.
Almost immediately, taking advantage of the momentum of any goal, Rodrigo Aguirre, from América from Mexico, entered the area, made a decisive break, and accurately scored against Vargas. Uruguay, almost surprisingly, won 2-1.
As the minutes progressed no news was found. Even the discounts, the 6 additions, and the whole story told in the beginning. Unbelievable!!
It was a victory that Marcelo Bielsa’s team needed, at this moment, like bread. For three points and for form, in the 110th minute, after they had leveled at 96. A victory that represented an injection of confidence for a young core of footballers. And an injection of enthusiasm for the fan, who was beginning to distrust the team. It wasn’t just another day for Bielsa’s light blue.
Source: La Verdad
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