The selection of ‘Uruguay is increasingly out of the World Cup’ in Qatar 2022, says the Uruguayan press after the 3-0 defeat by Bolivia

Without claw or arguments to try the comeback, Uruguay chained its fourth defeat this Tuesday at the 3,640 meters of altitude of La Paz and with 16 points was at the mercy of Bolivia, which now harasses it with 15 and no longer sees the possibility of fighting for fifth place, which gives the right to play the repechage for a place in Qatar.

For Uruguayan journalism, which could be more than the 3-0 suffered at the Hernado Siles stadium if Marcelo Moreno Martins did not miss a penalty kick when the Bolivians won 2-0, the team led by Óscar Washington Tabárez could be left out of the World Cup.

In the comments after the win on the radio Sport 890, from Montevideo, there was talk of several “technical horrors” committed by the sky blue players in the Bolivian scores, which, however, was called a “selection with mediocre players”. In the transmission, a reservation was made regarding the coach’s approach and the failures in definition, but it was noted “an unusual goal that they make to Fernando Muslera” from which a team “emotionally broken” could not get up.

Daily The country, from Uruguay, in its digital edition, published that it was the “fourth consecutive defeat, fifth game without a win, a single point of the last 15 disputed and a global score that hurts in these five games: defeat 11-1. La Celeste left another very bad image, one that suggests that Qatar is much further away than on the map ”.

The newspaper added with concern that Celesta is “increasingly out of the World Cup.” In addition, Uruguay “took another step back on its way to Qatar 2022. In some cases, it was unlucky again, but things could be even worse because Marcelo Moreno Martins sent a penalty outside.”

And the first Bolivian goal, which collapsed Uruguay The country He said: “Height is treacherous and not only because it does not give oxygen, but because the ball behaves differently. And that was experienced by Fernando Muslera in his own flesh. At 29 minutes, a Juan Carlos Arce center without much danger from the left became a goal, because the goalkeeper had a weak response, wanted to take the ball and touched it, but it slipped and became 1-0 . The game got even more uphill ”.

For The Republic “Bolivia defeated Uruguay by three goals to zero and is still in free fall.” The newspaper also commented on Juan Carlos Arce’s goal, Bolivia’s 1-0. “A shot by Arce on the goal of the Celeste in the form of a center, slipped under the three sticks of Uruguay, after a mistake by Fernando Muslera. The crossed ball hit the post, hit the Uruguayan goalkeeper’s hand entering the goal ”.

In the same vein was the newspaper review The Observer: “Uruguay’s gross errors led to a Bolivian win that further complicates the celestial two inexplicable errors by Muslera and Vecino, led to Bolivia, who had barely arrived, scoring two goals and then playing very calmly to get there to the third and to mark a penalty; Uruguay was left in a very complicated situation ”. (D)