Uruguay has secured qualification for the quarter-finals of the America Cup by beating Bolivia 5-0 this Thursday (27), in East Rutherford (New Jersey), in the second round of Group C.
From the kick-off, Uruguay pressed forward and the first warning came from Darwin Núñez, with a header that hit the post just two minutes in at MetLife Stadium.
But the one who didn’t forgive was Pallistri, who opened the scoring shortly after, when he took advantage of a ball saved by Ronald Araújo, after a free kick from Nicolás de la Cruz.
“Uruguay is showing game after game what it wants, what is the motivation of these 26 players, of the entire Uruguayan people, and I think we are on the right track”, highlighted after the match the scorer of ‘Celeste’s’ first goal.
Cornered, Bolivia was unable to escape the Uruguayan pressure and goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra began to stand out, saving the team in several dangerous situations.
However, it was only a matter of time and patience before the Bolivian goalkeeper’s resistance would break down. Núñez scored the second goal for the ‘Celeste’ in a perfect counterattack, striking hard with his left foot to reach ten goals in the last seven games for the national team.
Uruguay went into the break after a virtually perfect 45 minutes, playing in the attacking half and creating one chance after another.
In the second half the pace decreased, but the outlook of the game did not change. The disadvantage on the scoreboard forced the Bolivian team to come out more, and the Uruguayan response was to occupy the spaces that were exposed on the sides, a full plate for the speed of Pellistri and Darwin.
Thus came the third goal, with Maxi Araújo taking advantage of a beautiful pass from De La Cruz. And Valverde scored the fourth after a collective play with Pellistri.
With the game resolved, fans began to ask for Luis Suárez to enter, and coach Marcelo Bielsa responded by putting the ‘Pistolero’ on the field to make his debut in this Copa América.
However, the icing on the cake ended up not being the presence of Suárez, but rather the goal in the final minutes by Betancur, who rose to the second post to head the ball raised in the area by midfielder Georgian De Arrascaeta.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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