2023-11-21 02:00:02
20/11/2023 21:00hs.
More than 30 years have passed since July 18, 1993. That day was the last time that Bolivia won a game as a visitor in the Qualifiers. It was 7-1 against Venezuela in Puerto Ordaz that allowed them to open the way to qualify for their last World Cup (United States 1994) over Uruguay. So much time has passed that that seems impossible today. In fact, this Tuesday La Verde will go out to play at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo against a rival that has just beaten Brazil and Argentina, the world champion, very well.
Logically, the Celeste directed by Marcelo Bielsa is a great candidate to win this match and continue on their path towards the USA, Canada and Mexico 2026. But Bolivia hopes that football will be unpredictable once again for break a streak that has long been historic: they have gone 66 games (nine draws and 57 losses) without winning outside their country on the way to a World Cup, a negative record worldwide.
Within that record there are two good equalities. A against Brazil in 2008, 0-0 on the way to South Africa 2010. While the other in 2011, a 1-1 against Argentina at the Monumental at the beginning of the journey of Alejandro Sabella’s National Team heading to Brazil 2014. The goal that day was scored by Marcelo Moreno Martins.
South American Qualifiers – 11-20-2023
The best of Bolivia 2 – Peru 0
Now they come from a victory, but at the height of La Paz so it was a 2-0 against Peru in the debut of the Brazilian Zago as coach, who replaced the Argentine Gustavo Costas who had started the Qualifiers. Henry Vaca, the scorer of those two goals, will not be able to be in Montevideo this Tuesday due to an accumulation of yellow cards. A big drop.
It will be the goodbye of Marcelo Moreno Martins as a Bolivian player
Whatever happens, for Bolivia this meeting will be special. Because it will mark the farewell of Marcelo Moreno Martins with that shirt.The 36-year-old forward who plays for Independiente del Valle in Ecuador decided to put an end to his career in La Verde with this double date. And he is the record man of his country: the one who wore that shirt the most times with 107 and the one who scored the most, with 31 goals.
Moreno Martins will have his farewell vs. Uruguay (EFE).
“I already gave everything for the national team, I always tried. I know that I am going to go to a World Cup, maybe not as a player because that cycle is closing now. But as a coach, as a leader I will reach a World Cup,” the forward had said. press conference thinking about the future.
This is how Bolivia formed the last time it won as a visitor in the Qualifiers
Darío Rojas; Miguel Rimba, Carlos Borja, Gustavo Quinteros, Marco Sandy; Erwin Sánchez, Milton Melgar, Luis Cristaldo; Julio César Baldivieso, Marco Etcheverry; William Ramallo. Coach: Xabier Azkargorta.
Erwin ‘Platini’ Sánchez scored three goals that day (AP).
Entered: Juan Manuel Peña for William Ramallo and Ramiro Castillo for Marco Etcheverry.
The Basque Xavier Azkargorta was the coach of that Bolivia that won 7-1 in Venezuela (AFP).
Goals: Three from Erwin Sánchez, three from William Ramallo and one from Luis Cristaldo.
Bolivia’s draws in this bad streak without winning as a visitor in the Qualifiers
1-1 vs. Ecuador in Guayaquil, heading to the USA 19941-1 vs. Venezuela in Trujillo, heading to France 19982-2 vs. Chile in Santiago, on the way to Korea/Japan 20021-1 vs. Peru in Lima, on the way to Korea/Japan 20020-0 vs. Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, heading to South Africa 20101-1 vs. Argentina in Buenos Aires, heading to Brazil 20141-1 vs. Peru in Lima, heading to Brazil 20142-2 vs. Paraguay in Asunción, on the way to Qatar 20221-1 vs. Chile in Santiago, on the way to Qatar 2022Moreno Martins scored the 1-1 goal vs. Argentina in 2011 (AFP).
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