“I cannot defy math. If I thought that I would go home “, says the coach of Uruguay before the game with Bolivia

Óscar Washington Tabárez, Uruguay coach, assured this Sunday that the fact of having won in Bolivia during the previous South American qualifiers “is not a sufficient guarantee” that this will happen again.

Likewise, during a virtual press conference, the technical director said that this gives Celeste the clue that obtaining a victory at the Hernando Siles stadium in La Paz “is possible.”

On this stage, Tabárez did not hesitate to assure that “it is still a difficult redoubt” in which the recovery of the efforts of the footballers, the trajectory of the ball and the speed with which it runs are different from the usual ones.

“All footballers, coaches and Bolivians in general know what the one who comes from the plain feels and they try to impose that,” he said.

According to this, the Uruguayan coach said that in the last qualifying rounds Bolivia won more points from home than from away.

He added that in these he is the team with the most goals, but in the last games he played in La Paz he achieved good results.

In fact, in their last four home games, Bolivia beat Paraguay 4-0, drew 1-1 with Colombia, defeated Venezuela 3-1 and beat Peru 1-0.

Despite this, Tabárez stressed that Uruguay intends to bring points from La Paz.

On the other hand, when asked if a possible defeat could leave Uruguay practically eliminated from the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the coach pointed out: “I cannot challenge mathematics. If I thought that, I would go home ”.

He added that he does not see the game “with that drama” and that then Celeste will have other important games.

For his part, midfielder Matías Vecino, who also participated in the press conference, stressed that Uruguay should be “a short team” that manages energy expenditure well.

He also pointed out that La Celeste will have to control the different moments of the game to “do damage” when there are possibilities.

Finally, the Inter Milan footballer spoke of the importance of using shots from outside the area as another resource to try to convert and warned that Uruguay has players who shoot well.

This Sunday, the members of the sky blue squad will train in the afternoon and will do it again on Monday morning; In the afternoon they will travel to Bolivia to face the local team on Tuesday for the fourteenth day of the South American qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. (D)