There it goes Fabricio Diazthe captain, with the world Cup piggyback. The one that cost so much suffering in the Sub 20 world in Argentina. He Uruguay at this time it is an explosion of joy, because the third time was the charm. After two frustrations in Malaysia 1997 and Türkiye In 2013, with two defeats in the finals, the sky-blue finally won its first World title. Champions!!! Never so deserved.
In football, an unquestionable triumph of Uruguay. He dominated Italy in the final from start to finish, almost always played on azurro terrain, and forced the Europeans to constantly foul. Luciano Rodríguez received nine, yes nine!! fouls throughout the 90 minutes. The first eight were in the starting 45. Fabricio Díaz endured an iron directly above his knee by Matteo Prati, which the Swedish judge Glenn Nyberg punished with a red card, but then inexplicably changed his decision after observing the monitor as indicated by the VAR.
THE DECISIVE GOAL, LUCIANO RODRIGUEZ
The chances were Uruguayan, and as a direct consequence, the goal had to come by decantation. Five from the end, headlong, Luciano Rodriguez resolved a play that came dirty inside the area, to the delirium of a Unique Diego Armando Maradona Stadium de La Plata full of Uruguayan fans.
The light blue, led emotionally and soccer wise by Fabricio DiazHe deserved what he took, the World Championship.
At times in the tournament she was left with 14 field players, including injuries and the suspension of Luciano Rodríguez, but she always rescued energy from the most intimate, and always believed in herself.
His coach, Marcelo Broli, was faithful to his football line. He started the tournament with three net forwards, and thus closed it, in the most important game of his life, the final of a world championship.
He respected his convictions at the decisive hour, and opted for Luciano Rodríguez, Anderson Duarte and Juan Cruz De Los Santos for the clash with the Italians. The play could appear as risky, because he removed a midfielder from the played and they beat Israel in the semifinals. But he respected a maxim in life: you can win or lose, but what is unforgivable for yourself is to fall defeated without even having followed the path of personal convictions.
A HISTORIC FROM SOUTH AFRICA 2010
The field assistant is the “Russian” Diego Pérez, historical of the World Cup in South Africa 2010. Uruguay understood that there is a common thread of the Uruguayan football tradition that must be passed on from generation to generation. Then the “Russian”, known for his immense dedication, transmitted his experiences to these kids.
In addition, he allowed himself to give advice from his personal experiences. Luciano Rodriguez, the celestial “pearl”, reached the final without even being able to convert. Diego Perez reminded him of the story of his partner Diego Forlan, in the Copa América that both won by chance in Argentina in 2011, Forlán reached the final without having opened the can in the tournament, but he was decisive in the definition against the Paraguayans with two goals. The same story that Luciano Rodríguez lived now!!
MATURRO, SILVER BALL
The sky-blue world champion was built with a great goalkeeper, randall rodriguezwho in six of the seven matches of the tournament left his fence at zero, He had two exceptional center-backs, like the player who belongs to Valencia, facundo gonzaleznext to Sebastian Boselli.
Alan Maturro, from Genoa, central but became a left back in this World Cup, was awarded the Silver Ball. A player of physical power and great technique, who has no ceiling.
Fabricio Diaz, the captain, was already praised. “Cepillo” González is a tiny, very skilled midfielder who played a very good World Cup. He had an unexpected scorer in Anderson Duarte, who was a third substitute at the start of the championship. And of course, Luciano Rodríguez, who came with wet gunpowder, was the author of the championship goal five minutes from time.
Uruguay He is World Youth Champion. A country of only three and a half million inhabitants, with an increasingly low birth rate and an increasingly aging population.
This small country, four times World Champion of the elderly, according to the recognition that FIFA itself has made, once again surprised the planet. A century ago they gave their first surprise, with their elegant football at the Colombes Olympic Games. In 1950, he silenced 200,000 souls in the Maracana. And now, out of nowhere, champions again. Uruguay noma!!
Data sheet:
1.Uruguay: Randall Rodriguez; Rodrigo Chagas, Sebastián Boselli, Facundo González, Alan Matturro; Fabricio Diaz, Damian Garcia; Luciano Rodríguez (m.96, Santiago Homenchenko), Franco González, Juan Cruz de los Santos (m.91, Ignacio Sosa) and Anderson Duarte (m.62, Andrés Ferrari).
Selector: Marcelo Broli.
0. Italy: Sebastiano Desplanches; Richardo Turicchia, Gabriele Guarino, Daniele Ghilardi, Samuel Giovane (m.90, Niccolo Pisilli); Giacomo Faticanti (m.46, Mattia Zanotti), Matteo Prati, Cesare Casadei, Tommaso Baldanzi (m.90, Luca Lipani); Simone Pafundi (m.55, Francesco Esposito), Giuseppe Ambrosino (m.55, Daniele Montevago).
Selector: Carmine Nunziata.
Goal: 1-0: m.86, Luciano Rodríguez.
Referee: Swedish Glenn Byberg. He admonished Gabriele Guarino, Giuseppe Ambrosino, Fabricio Díaz and Matteo Prati.
Incidents: Final of the U-20 World Cup, played at the Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona.
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