On the night of this Wednesday, the players of the sub-20 team of the Uruguaychampions of Category World Cupwere honored before the start of the main group friendly match against Nicaragua at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo (URU).
Team captain, midfielder Fabricio Díaz was responsible for receiving a plaque delivered by the Uruguayan Parliament. The players took to the pitch with the World Cup gold medal on their chests.
In addition, the under-20 celestial team took advantage of the situation to do an Olympic tour around the entire stadium, greeting fans and presenting the trophy won last Sunday, after beating Italy by 1-0 in the grand final, in Argentina.
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The 𝘀𝘂𝗯-𝟮𝟬 turned around in the mythical Centennial before the eyes of the Uruguayan people. #ElEquipoQueNosUne pic.twitter.com/tjoU3QDKTj
— Uruguayan National Team (@Uruguay) June 15, 2023
The Brazilian team, in turn, was eliminated in a surprising way. Brazil, coached by Ramon Menezes, fell in the quarterfinals of the world tournament, after being defeated by Israel, who finished in third place, by the score of 3 to 2, suffering the turnaround already in extra time.
The confrontation between Uruguay and Nicaragua, a friendly held during this FIFA Date in June, marks the debut of the historic coach Marcelo Bielsa at the helm of the Celeste team. In his first call-up, the 67-year-old Argentine captain preferred to test new players and selected eight athletes who play in Brazilian football: Bruno Méndez (Corinthians), Puma Rodríguez (Vasco), Varela (Flamengo), Piquerez (Palmeiras), Carballo (Grêmio ), Canobbrio (Athletico-PR), Mauricio Lemos (Atlético-MG), Thiago Borbas (Red Bull Bragantino),
On the other hand, well-known names like Cavani, Suárez, Arrascaeta and Valverde were left aside by the coach.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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