Bolivia suffered a heavy defeat in the America Cup to Uruguay by 5 to 0 this Thursday (27), in East Rutherford (New Jersey), for the second round of Group C.
Facundo Pellistri (8′), Darwin Núñez (21), Maximiliano Araújo (77′), Federico Valverde (81′) and Rodrigo Bentancur (89′) scored the goals for the ‘Celeste in the match.
With these results, the Uruguayan team leads the group with six points and a goal difference of +7. The United States and Panama have three points each, but the Americans have the advantage in goal difference (+1 against -1). Bolivia, which has not yet scored, is in last place.
“It’s difficult to explain defeats like this,” said the coach of the Bolivian national team, Brazilian Antônio Carlos Zago. “It’s a very painful defeat, but we can’t hang our heads or give up,” he added.
The definition of the group will be determined in simultaneous games next Monday, with Uruguay facing the United States in Kansas City and Panama facing Bolivia in Orlando.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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