dream night for him Uruguay by Ronald Araújo, who started again as a right back, in a couple performance. He reconciled his people, who filled the Centennial Stadium with 100 percent capacity, with the light blue. He played his best first half of all South American Qualifiers. he thrashed Venezuela. He added the six points of the double date, because he had already won in the debut of DT Diego Alonso, on Thursday against Paraguay against Asunción. And in addition, he got into the direct fight to go to Qatar 2022. With two dates remaining, he is in place of classification, and plays against his direct rival, Peru, on the next date, March 24.
They say that man, far from living as he thinks, normally thinks as he lives. Fortunately, Diego Alonso lives as he thinks. He proclaimed that his selection, the new sky blue post Maestro Tabarez after 15 years, was going to be the protagonist and would support his scheme in high pressure to suffocate the rival. So it was. Uruguay was the protagonist of the visitor in Asunción, and always commanded in the Centennial against Venezuela.
At 50 seconds, he made the opening, with a formidable shot from the edge of the box by Rodrigo Bentancur. But he was not confident. He kept pressing and searching. This is how the second came, by Giorgian De Arrascaeta, after a “Maradonian” play by Pellistri, the Alavés player (it’s worth seeing, look for it on Youtube!)
And he didn’t back down then either. He was on his way to rounding out the best 45 minutes in the entire Qualifier. And he didn’t stay. Shortly after the end of the first half, another offensive combination, with Giorgian de Arrascaeta’s masterful pause at the exact moment on the edge of the smaller area, led to Edinson Cavani’s Chilean half and the lapidary, conclusive 3-0.
Facundo Pellistri, absolute surprise of the new January squad, and absolute merit of coach Diego Alonso, had his consecration night. Intractable, and those luxuries for the second celestial goal.
Rodrigo Bentancur, now in English Tottenham, played central midfielder, in front of the line of four, and not only exhibited his elegance for the game, but also took the step forward several times to cut off Venezuela’s exit and start dangerous advances from the light blue. And finally, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, a different one. Not by chance he is listed as the best “number 10” in the country of the number 10: Brazil. He is a figure in Flamengo de Rio de Janeiro.
The mattress player Luis Suárez also scored against Venezuela
Ronald Araújo once again put on the diver on the right side and did his job, despite having a very skilled Soteldo, small and maneuverable, in his sector. But Araújo stopped him.
At the start of the complement, from a penalty, Luis Suárez also signed. Not only did he reach 67 goals with Uruguay, but he also became the top scorer in the entire history of the South American Qualifiers, beating his friend Lio Messi in a conquest.
Uruguay slowed down. Venezuela discounted on an error by Josema Giménez. And the last minutes are gone. Goleada, dream performance, at night to enjoy. Qatar is closer. The sky blue depends on itself, and could qualify on the penultimate date, to beat Peru in the Centennial on March 24.
DATA SHEET
Uruguay-Venezuela 4-1
4 – Uruguay: Serge Rochet; Ronald Araujo, Diego Godín (d.83, Martín Cáceres), José María Giménez (d.88, Martín Cáceres), Mathías Olivera; Facundo Pellistri (m.66 Agustín Canobbio), Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Rodrigo Bentancur (m.73, Damián Suárez), Federico Valverde (m.73, Mauro Arambarri); Edinson Cavani (m.65, Darwin Núñez) and Luis Suárez.
Coach: Diego Alonso
1-Venezuela: Wuilker Farinez; Oscar González, Nahuel Ferraresi, Jhon Chancellor, Ronald Hernández; José Martínez (m.70, Junior Moreno), Tomás Rincón, Rómulo Otero (m.46, Josef Martínez); Yeferson Soteldo, Darwin Machís (Jhon Murillo) and Salomón Rondón.
Coach: Jose Pekerman
Goals: 1-0, Rodrigo Bentancur (m. 1); 2-0, Giorgian de Arrascaeta (m. 23); 3-0, Edinson Cavani (m. 46); 4-0, Luis Suarez (m. 53); 4-1, Jose Martinez (d. 65)
Referee: Brazilian Bruno Arleu. He booked Oscar González, Yeferson Soteldo, Jhon Chancellor, Mathías Olivera, Salomón Rondón, Jhon Murillo and Tomás Rincón.
Incidents: Match of the sixteenth day of the South American qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup played at the Centenario stadium, in Montevideo
