With a goal from a defender and top-scoring striker, Uruguay manages to beat Argentina in one of the most hostile stadiums in the world and takes second place in the Brazilian Qualifiers
On the night of this Thursday, the 16th, the Argentina received the Uruguay in a match valid for the fifth round of South American Qualifiers to the 2026 World Cup. After an intense 90 minutes of the ball rolling around the stadium La Bombonerain Buenos Airesthe visitors ended up breaking the home team’s unbeaten record, winning 2-0.
In the first minutes, the home team wanted to show all their dominance. But, after a truncated first half, Ronald Araújo opened the scoring for the visitors, at 41. In the second half, neither team managed to effectively change the game. However, at 87, Darwin Nuñez expanded.
With the result of the match, the home team lost their unbeaten record, but remain at the top of the competition, while the visitors occupy second place. Argentina’s next commitment will be on Tuesday, 21st, in the continental classic against Brazil. Uruguay enters the field on the same day, against Bolivia.
Source: sportbuzz
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