Uruguay advances without leaving doubts in the Copa América. It is true that Boliviaa very weak team, was not measured, but those led by Marcelo Bielsa They showed overwhelming superiority and confirmed that they are serious candidates for the title. Two victories, with eight goals for and one against, consolidate it as the best team so far in the tournament. At least that’s what you see in the game.
The first half was played entirely on three quarters of Bolivia’s field and Darwin Nunez He enjoyed what any striker dreams of: goal situations, one after the other. And the Liverpool attacker was not entirely fine. Quickly, in the second minute of play, By making Pellistri He placed a precise cross at the head of the ‘9’, who finished just wide.
Then, with the match 1-0 due to Pellistri’s goal, Guillermo Viscarra blocked a one-on-one match. And at 21′ of the first half, when the Bolivian team managed to get some air, Darwin converted a quick counterattack into a goal. And later in that first half, he headed the crossbar after a frontal pass from Nicolás De La Cruz. Bielsa, meanwhile, enjoyed sitting in his ice cream to see his team flourish.
This way, scored for the seventh consecutive game with his team and equaled the mark top by Hector Scarone, world champion in 1930. He had scored against Panama 3-1 on the first date and reached Lautaro Martínez and the American Folarin Balogun as the tournament’s scorers with two goals each.
Bolivia, which lost the last 14 games it played in the Copa América and has not won since 2015 – a 3-2 win over Ecuador – had no choice but to get ahead on the field and take advantage of a few moments of relaxation from Uruguay to timidly approach the goal. by Sergio Rochet. Bielsa didn’t like that, as he went crazy on the edge of the field. What he did like was the final result, an unquestionable 5-0. Maximiliano Araújo, Federico Valverde and Rodrigo Bentancur completed the victory.