Bolivia was defeated by the selection of Uzbekistan, by 1 to 0, in a friendly held this Friday afternoon at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, in Saudi Arabia. Still in the first half of the match, defender Zabala was injured and starts to worry the Santos.
The defender began to feel pain in the 23rd minute of the game, after going out at speed behind an opposing striker and, apparently, stepping on the wrong foot. He was attended to on the lawn, tried to continue playing, but shortly after asked for a replacement.
The Bolivian Federation must carry out tests in the next few hours and inform the clinical status of the 19-year-old player. About a week ago, the Sports Gazette brought the information that Menino da Vila was close to renewing his contract with Peixe.
In addition to Zabala, another young man from the club was present at the game: Miguelito. The attacking midfielder started the match in the starting line-up, as did his partner, but did not have a standout performance. The goal that decreed the Bolivian defeat came from the feet of Eldor Shomurodov.
The Bolivian team will play a new friendly match still on this date FIFA, next Tuesday, at 4 pm (Brasília time), against Saudi Arabia. The duel takes place at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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