Belgrano of Cordoba won this Tuesday in Montevideo the Uruguayan Four-Champions Cup after beat Danubio 0-1, Y Spanish Union completed the home run podium defeat Defensor Sporting 0-2. The Argentinians from Belgrano obtained the title of the summer tournament with a goal a few minutes from the end converted by Paul Vegetti.
Danubio, led by exporter Jorge Fossati, made several changes to the team that had beaten Defensor Sporting to reach the final. Heavy rains, some injuries and the coach’s willingness to try new players contributed to frustrating the performance of the Uruguayan team, which this season will play again in the First Division after spending a year in B. The visitors pressed in the second half and With this they managed to resolve the match in their favor.
In the match for third place, the Chileans from Unión Española beat the other local team, Defensor Sporting, 0-2. The game was affected by heavy rain. As in Danubio, Defensor Sporting, which also returns to the elite of Uruguayan football in 2022, tried numerous changes in its starting line-up. The lack of depth in attack, together with the lack of firmness in the defensive zone, were part of the explanation for Defensor’s defeat. Unión Española knew how to take advantage of defensive failures and in an interval of three minutes Leandro Garate, at 17, and Ignatius Jara, in the 20th, sealed the victory.
