2023-10-13 00:34:39
In a game with many well-known faces from Portuguese football, where three of them even made a splash, Colombia and Uruguay tied 2-2 and went yet another game without winning in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
In a game with many well-known faces from Portuguese football, on both sides, Colombia and Uruguay found themselves in Barranquilla looking to return to the path of victories in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Playing at home, the Colombians came up against some daring Uruguayans, guided by a very active right side, with Pellistri, Nández and Valverde in the spotlight, and that broke up the game and left it well balanced.
The best opportunities even belonged to the outsiders, led by Marcelo Bielsa, but the Colombians were lethal and scored the opening goal in the 35th minute and then through their captain James Rodríguez, ex-FC Porto, in a move well achieved by Santiago Arias , ex-Sporting, on the right, who crossed to the heart of the area and saw his colleague receive it and shoot the ball in the air to make it 1-0.
In a way, it was a somewhat unfair result for what Uruguay had done so far in the match, but the Uruguayans did not let themselves be discouraged and came back from the break in the best way, reaching the equalizer in the 47th minute, through a corner, finished by Mathías Olivera. However, the game continued at a great pace and Colombia needed just four minutes to return to the lead, with Uribe, another former FC Porto player, finishing off a move started by Luis Díaz in the best possible way.
The game returned to the anarchic rhythm of the 1st half and, this time, Uruguay seemed more disorganized and for a few minutes Colombia took the opportunity to make large and venomous transitions through the James-Luis Díaz duo, but failed in finishing, in a big way. Uruguay, however, managed to hold on and ended up winning a penalty in the 88th minute, due to a foul by goalkeeper Camilo Vargas, who was sent off for receiving a second yellow card. It was gold from the sky, given what the Uruguayans had done since 2-1, and ex-Benfica player Darwin Núñez, who had been a bit off, didn’t forgive and made the final 2-2.
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