Uruguay won the penalty kick after drawing 2-2 against Canada at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte and finished third in CONMEBOL Copa America 2024.
The game started with a fair process where Uruguay tried to impose conditions against a very physical rival like Canada. In their first full final, the team led by Marcelo Bielsa took the lead after a corner kick taken by Federico Valverde which, after a header from Sebastián Cáceres, ended with a great definition from Rodrigo Bentancur to make the score 1-0 in favor . the Celeste.
After opening the scoring, the Carrúa team came close to widening the gap after a great clearance by Darwin Núñez for Maximiliano Araújo, who lost a one-on-one against the Canadian goalkeeper. Everything showed that Uruguay was controlling the actions, but at 22′, the North American team found an unexpected equalizer after a corner kick in which Koné ended up finishing over the body of Rochet to make it 1 to 1.
Defeated, Uruguay tried to respond and tried to reach the goal with a free kick from Darwin Núñez that went over the crossbar, while the Canadian team responded with a header from Oluwaseyi that went just wide. Before the break, the Canucks returned to the fray with Osorio going one-on-one with Rochet, but after his definition Nahitan Nandez appeared to take the ball over the line.
In the second half, the game changed with the number of variations, and Canada was more aggressive with a few attacks, but around 70′ Uruguay started to take control of the game and they took the lead again to play was almost Luis Suárez. came to definition, and with a cross shot by Brian Rodríguez who was close to a highlight with the ball in the back of the net. Later, it was Federico Valverde who tried it with a shot that blasted off the crossbar.
The Canucks surprised again with a raid by Koné that ended with a shot by Rochet, and after the rebound Jonathan David appeared to define and score the 2 to 1. Far from giving up, the Celeste returned to the attack and, when the game was Going, it seemed the endless Luis Suárez scored the final and agonizing 2 to 2.
In terms of penalties, Uruguay was more effective, taking the victory from twelve stages and finishing on the podium of the Copa América.