After two consecutive wins and some convincing football, Uruguay faltered in their Copa America group stage finale against the United States but still did enough to win 1-0 and eliminate the hosts from the competition.
With this result, the Celeste Olímpica maintains its 100% performance, advances to the quarterfinals and will face the second-placed team in Group D, which should come from tomorrow’s match between Brazil and Colombia. Currently, the coffee growers lead with six points, while the Brazilian team is in second, with four.
No shine, but efficient
The first half was much more fought than played. With too many fouls, the United States and Uruguay abused physical contact and created few dangerous situations.
The most important incident, in fact, was due to the concern for Maxi Araújo. The Uruguayan striker was the worst of a challenge in the North American area, suffered a concussion and had to leave the field on a stretcher. (Update: the player was treated at the hospital and is doing well).
Furthermore, there was only one opportunity created… and it caused controversy. At 32, De La Cruz led a counterattack in the middle, but was held back and fouled. Wasting no time, the Fla midfielder immediately charged the foul and passed to Nández, who touched the ball past the goalkeeper. Alert, Ream saved it on the line and avoided the worst. After the play, the USA players complained a lot to the referee.
After the break, the panorama remained the same, but at one specific moment, the American fans found reasons to celebrate. Not because of their team’s performance, but because of Bolivia’s equalizing goal against Panama in the other simultaneous game, which was giving the United States the qualification.
With the draw in Orlando, the US only needed to hold on to a draw against Uruguay, but the Celeste Olímpica couldn’t match it. In the 21st minute, after a free kick by De La Cruz from the right, Araújo headed into the area, Turner saved, but Mathías Olivera scored on the rebound: 1-0.
To add to the hosts’ despair, Panama scored their second and third goals and secured victory against Bolivia, securing second place in the group. The home team, in turn, did little to change the situation and Uruguay secured victory, their third consecutive in this Copa América.
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2024-07-02 03:13:11
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