Uruguay managed to defeat Chile 2-0 in Santiago with great goals from Luis Suárez’s ‘Chalaca’ at 78′ and a ‘missile’ from Federico Valverde at 90′. The Uruguayan squad managed to finish third in the table in the Qualifiers.
The ‘Red’ began with pressure, since they needed to win and wait for another two results to continue dreaming of reaching Qatar 2022.
However, as soon as the matches started, Peru managed to do its job and took the lead, something that did not go down well in Santiago, however they continued to search for the long-awaited goal.
The scoreboard would not move during the first half, since despite the variations, Uruguay knew how to maintain the good game and sustain the Chilean arrivals.
In the second half, with maximum pressure, Chile advanced the lines, but they were not fine in arrivals.
About 78′, with a move from another game, Luis Suárez with a spectacular ‘Chalaca’ would sentence the Chilean illusions and decree the 1-0.
For his part, Federico Valverde, with a terrible ‘missile’ at 90′, would make it 2-0 that would end the match.
Thus, Uruguay closed the Qualifiers in third place in the standings, while Chile was in seventh place.
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