2024-07-07 07:42:39
Without a clue, Brazil was eliminated on penalties 4 to 2 (0-0) on Saturday in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States) by Uruguay and a rough game, who will face flamboyant Colombia in the semi-finals. The Euro soccer tournament played in Germany therefore does not have a monopoly on closed matches, as Brazil and Uruguay showed on Saturday.
Always rough and sometimes violent, the Uruguayans made 26 of the 41 mistakes in the game, finishing the game with ten men after shooting Nahitan Nandez for an uncontrolled direct attack on Rodrygo’s ankle (74th) . Between the mistakes, the rounds and the wrong oppositions, a few lights of the ball passed the meeting, especially at the feet of the Brazilian prodigy Endrick, who was set at 17 in front of the attack in the absence of the Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr. , has been suspended.
Endrick hurt the Celeste defenders with his ball handling and dribbling, but he was the main target by the Uruguayan defenders, for the shots in the game, from the first minute, or sometimes far from the ball and the view of the player. The young footballer missed a great opportunity in the 28th minute, he hesitated a lot between shooting and passing. Ease followed by another by Uruguayan Darwin Nunez, who missed a header from six meters only (35th).
“I am disappointed. We want to put Brazil back on top, but unfortunately this time it is not the case. We will continue to work,” Endrick, the future Real Madrid player, told the daily O Globo.
James Rodriguez shines
Stripped of chances, Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay held out until the penalty shootout, where referee Sergio Rochet stopped Eder Militao’s effort, before seeing Douglas Luiz hit the post. A save from Alisson against Jose Maria Gimenez was not enough for Brazil, eliminated by a successful shot from Paris SG goalkeeper Manuel Ugarte.
“I prefer attacking football to defensive football, but I have to appreciate the fact that we have more chances than our opponents,” said Bielsa. We defended well with one player less for 15 minutes, at this level it is worth highlighting. »
Brazil coached by Dorival Junior, who won one of his four matches in the competition, left the Copa America with his head, without ever finding a recipe in the game despite a group of confirmed players, but he Leave Neymar injured.
“We didn’t play at a very high technical level, but I don’t regret anything in this match. We showed a fighting spirit, the team was never discouraged,” said the Brazilian engineer.
After three wins in the group stage, Uruguay showed the muscles to get the right to face Colombia in the semi-finals, a strong winner of weak Panama (5-0) earlier in the day.
Unbeaten for 27 matches and the start of 2022, the Cafeteros have been carried during the Copa by their player James Rodriguez, who lit up the competition with his left foot, with a goal and two new assists on Saturday (five in four matches).
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