Néstor Lorenzo’s team celebrated a heroic point. They equalized in the 96th minute. However, calling on the old Uruguayan spirit, Manuel Ugarte made it 3-2 in the 100th minute.
Marcelo Bielsa is breathing in Montevideo. After seven matches, Uruguay returns to victory. They did so by winning against Colombia at the Centenario stadium. It was a complex match for the one led by the Rosario player, but with three minutes of inspiration (own goal from Davison Sánchez, 57′; Rodrigo Aguirre, 60′) and somewhat distressing. They gave him the three points. It was 3-2 for Loco’s team. In this way, the Uruguayan distribution climbs to second place and equals in units the 19 available to coffee growers.
The first half was balanced, but those led by Néstor Lorenzo were clearer in the end of their games. The home team was unable to close out their plans. Indeed, apart from a save by Camilo Vargas at the end of the first half, on a well-executed free kick from Darwin Núñez, there were no shots on goal. The foreigners, for their part, took the advantage in the 31st minute, when Juan Fernando Quintero took advantage of the fact that Sergio Rochet was poorly stopped on a set ball and shot into the goal instead of crossing. The goalkeeper expected him to look for a teammate.
When the atmosphere in the room became tense and the recriminations began to fall, Uruguay woke up. First, with a cross from the left sector, from full-back Marcelo Saracchi who went on the attack, which defender Davinson Sánchez could not clear and sent into his own goal. With that, he lifted the Celeste. In the next game, a good attack from Mathías Olivera was completed by Aguirre with a cross shot. Mistakes, they went crazy.
Something similar to what happened during the closing. In the sixth minute more, Andrés Gómez equalized. It seemed like a heroic spot to visit. However, Manuel Ugarte restarted the old Uruguayan sequence and scored 3-2. After five touches, a ball in the area and an attack from midfield, the Céleste scored the final goal. Madness is an understatement, there was delirium in Montevideo.
Far from the football he loves, but with a lot of dedication from his team, Bielsa is breathing. He can now prepare for his next challenge, visiting Brazil, with the peace of mind of having beaten one of the best teams on the continent. The crisis, the darts of Luis Suárez and the seven games without a victory are left behind.
Source: Latercera
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