Patricio Ormazábal’s team succumbed to Celeste. The nationals fell asleep and after six minutes they were already trailing by two goals. The 3-0 final complicates the Chilean team, since the goal difference plays an important role in the classification.
The Red Sub 20 shows its worst version. After the draw against Ecuador, during the debut, the feelings were divided. The second half left several doubts. However, the superiority displayed by Chile in the first half suggested that they were a generation capable of competing at South American level. Against Uruguay, on the other hand, the outlook was uphill from the get-go.
At 4′ from the first half, Mateo Ponte executes a side kick in attack, in favor of Celeste. Álvaro Rodríguez, a player who plays for Real Madrid Castilla, won in the area and the second ball fell on captain Fabricio Díaz, who whipped from the semicircle to beat Vicente Reyes. The national goalkeeper managed to touch him, but his slap did not prevent the ball from entering. It was the first bucket of cold water. The second would arrive immediately.
Those led by Patricio Ormázabal tried to start from the bottom and got it wrong. Something which, we understood on Sunday night, is very expensive. Gabriel Norambuena lost it under pressure from Ponte, he connected with Luciano Rodríguez, who took two steps and unsheathed a placed shot, which meant 2-0. The clock has just marked seven minutes and the national team is already rowing against the tide.
The attempts of Darío Osorio, who sought to confront and generated the only approximations of La Roja, were useless. Lucas Assadi was not on the field, just like against Ecuador and to everyone’s surprise. The partners from the University of Chile could not connect in this South American 20 submarine. At first they managed to share the ground, but with the more exhausted native of Hijuelas. Against Uruguay, the Puente Altino replaced their blue teammate after halftime. These are Ormazábal’s attempts after the fateful first half.
Six minutes before the break, La Celeste delivers the coup de grace. Another defeat for Chile meant something heavenly. This time Cristóbal Castillo could not control the ball after a pass, Luciano Rodríguez appeared and advanced with the ball controlled until the entrance to the box, where he preferred to touch it to Damián García, a pivot who accompanied the game and defined it with a crossfire. The ball literally broke the net.
Marcelo Broli’s side dominated and played the match at the pace that suited them best. The perplexed Chile moved on the field almost because of the inertia of the action. This discomfort resulted, for example, in the doubts that the goalkeeper had about actions which, a priori, were not perceived as complex.
The add-in was a different story, but with an ending that didn’t change. The national coach made three substitutions at the start of the final fraction, and although this time he did not receive entry keys, Despite the entries of Joan Cruz, Lucas Assadi and Paolo Guajardo, he failed to upset the team who, at that time, knew they had the result in their pocket. Later, Diego Ossa came on in place of Vicente Conelli.
The marker was no longer moving. Chile did not reach the surrender and were never close. Uruguay, for their part, took their foot off the accelerator and settled for 3-0. A result which, due to the rest of the fixtures, leaves them second in Group B. At the moment, all fixtures had been defined by a one-goal difference. Which, by the way, complicates the Reds in their aspirations.
Chile now, which has a lot to correct, will have to think about its duel against Bolivia, which will be played on Tuesday, in barely 48 hours. Then he rests and closes against Venezuela on Saturday, January 28. At the moment, the Red Sub 20 is fourth in the zone, outside of the qualifying zone for the final round. He has one point from a possible six and a goal difference of -3. Their next rival has just beaten Venezuela by a minimum and lost by the same score against Ecuador, precisely on Sunday.
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