Uruguay will play this Saturday, at 7 p.m., its quarter-final match against Colombia, third in zone B. It will be at the Mané Garrincha stadium, in Brasilia; while Paraguay, who finished third in this qualifying stage with 6 points, will encourage their quarterfinal match against Peru, this Friday, at 6:00 p.m., at the Pedro Ludovico Olympic Stadium in Goiania.
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The worst news for the “Toto” Berizzo team is the injury of Miguel Almirón (former Lanús), who retired injured, with pain in one of his knees.
In the game, the Uruguayan representative came out determined to force the imbalance, trying to generate play, from the offensive incursions of Giorgian De Arrascaeta or Nicolás De la Cruz.
Until at 20 minutes, when the team of “Maestro” Tabárez pressed for the unevenness, Nández was sent to the right and Ángel Romero, the San Lorenzo striker, took him down, on the edge of the area. The play, reviewed by VAR, allowed the Brazilian referee Raphael Claus to sanction the penalty, which was changed for a goal by Cavani.
After the conquest, Berizzo’s team tried to wake up and get ahead on the field, but it did not show depth and the first part ended with Uruguay, who took the victory with justice.
In the second period, the development did not vary substantially. Because even with the obligation to try for equality, Paraguay showed lukewarmness and lack of fluidity in the transfer; while the combined “celeste”, which had the entry of Luis Suárez (by Cavani), could have liquidated him against.
In this way, the “charrúa” team finished a little better, thus ending the group stage in second place. Paraguay was third, moving Chile to fourth place to face Brazil in the quarterfinals of the Copa América.
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