“This is what they brought him for”the fans who at some point criticized him will say. “I always banked it”, will be answered by those who continued shouting ‘Uruguayan, Uruguayan’ when things did not go their way on the playing field. But the Uruguayan Edinson Cavani This Wednesday was once again decisive for Bocawith a great goal from a free kick that allowed the team to come back Sportsman Trinidad in Paraguay, which left him with the balance in his favor to seek to win group D of the South American Cup.
Cavani’s undisputed hierarchy was displayed in the shape of a parabola when the ball left his right foot and hit goalkeeper Quiñónez in the corner after traveling about 30 meters. It was the last play of a difficult, uphill match, which was unraveled thanks to the childish expulsion of Brian Andrada, at the start of the second half.
Was it chance or causality? his 10th goal in 2024. He is the one who converted the most in Diego Martínez’s cycle, one more than Miguel Merentiel, who this Wednesday in Paraguay was quite erratic.
And the one born in Salto displayed his usual humility when he had to declare as a figure of the meeting for official television. “It’s worth a lot because in this competition we have to be first. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy. The other is part of football, you should never lower your armsWhen you want something you have to want it with your soul. Today I am here fulfilling one of those wishes. “I am happy and content, we took an important step,” she said.
It was a special week for Edi. The thing is Marcelo Bielsathe coach of the Uruguay National Team, included him on the reserve list for the Copa América 2024. It would be the return to the Uruguayan team after the frustrating elimination in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
“Win a game on the hour, score the goal and having news like the National Team, which is always nice, being called up. It’s a nice momentI enjoy it because I push forward day by day, we deserve to do well, because we put our heart and desire into it. We are in that search to continue growing,” she remarked.