The “Verdeamarelha”, undefeated in nine games, had to get the three points to get their twelfth title of the tournament.
Uruguay arrived with two more points in the table at the El Campín stadium in Bogotáwitness to the duel between the two teams with the highest goalscoring and solid defense of the championship.
In the first half, caution reigned on the part of both teams, careful not to show spaces at the rear and let the crown slip away.
In the second half the Brazilian striker Vitor Roque carried the baton. Demonstrating one of his greatest qualities, He received his back and turned to face the goal.
Thus he was close to the goal, especially starting the second part, but the goalkeeper Randall Rodríguez prevented him.
Uruguay responded with counterattacks that raised the public, but they ended up with only promises due to lack of speed and forcefulness of Luciano Rodríguez and Rodrigo Chagas.
Only a goal from Andrey Santos broke the duel between the most winning teams in this tournament, Brazil now with 12 and Uruguay with 8.
The captain received a cross from the left and changed the direction of the ball, which entered through the far post.
At 90+2 Pedro Henrique escaped alone and dribbled past the Uruguayan goalkeeper, who had gone out several meters in the absence of his defenses. The scorer took off his shirt and angered his rivals.
The irate Uruguayans staged a fight, which the referee quickly put out.
– Back to glory –
DT Ramon Menezes consolidated a combative and offensive squad by nature during the championship. The striker, a high scorer, combined perfectly with a disciplined defense.
With a furrowed forehead and few smiles, the 50-year-old former soccer player assumed the Under-20 in March 2022.
Before his arrival, his resume highlighted being a student of Vandelei Luxembourg and a brief stint in the technical direction of Vasco da Gama in 2020. He has developed his coaching career especially in modest clubs in Brazil.
Shortly before the start of the South American game, Menezes lost Endrick, the jewel of Brazilian soccer who bought the Real Madrid in 72 million euros, by arrangement of Palmeiras.
Andrey, who signed for Chelsea from England shortly before the start of the competition, He hid Endrick’s absence at the point of deployment between the areas and a good punch.
The captain and Marlon Gomes built a difficult-to-penetrate midfield that contributed to the attack.
in the artillery, Guilherme Biro and Santana served as henchmen of 17-year-old forward Vitor Roque, top scorer of the tournament (6).
Together they will lead Brazil to the World Cup in the category after missing South Korea 2017 and Poland 2019. In New Zealand 2015 they had been runners-up under Gabriel Jesús, today at English Arsenal.
It is also his first South American title since 2011. Since that last conquest, the maximum performance had been a fourth place in 2015.
Uruguay, the host team and Ecuador will go with Brazil to the highest event in the category, which was canceled in 2021 due to the pandemic.
The virus frustrated generations who could not expose their talent to the ‘headhunters’ of Europe, that for this occasion they did an oversight of almost a month in Colombia.
