The Colombian National Team continues on the path to qualify for the next World Cup. The team arrived at this double knockout date in second position, as a result of five wins, four draws and only one defeat against the Bolivian team, in a difficult match played in El Alto. Those led by Néstor Lorenzo arrived with the expectation of taking advantage of Argentina’s defeat against Paraguay and moving to first place in the standings.
The match against Uruguay, played at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo, was one of the most attractive of the day, as brought a certain degree of tension after what happened in the last Copa Américawhere both teams met in the semifinals and Colombia emerged victorious, eliminating the ‘charrúas’ from an official national team tournament for the third consecutive time.
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On that occasion, at the end of the match, there were multiple controversies and confrontations not only between players from both teams, but also with the fans. The episode is remembered in which Soccer players like Darwin Núñez and Ronald Araujo clashed with some fans in the stands.
On the other hand, the run-up to this match was adorned with a negative history for the Colombian National Team, since it had not beaten Uruguay as a visitor for more than 51 years. The last time occurred on July 5, 1973, with a single goal by Willington Ortíz.
In addition to that, the Colombian National Team also had a bad streak in terms of scoring, since the national team had not scored a goal in Uruguay for more than 15 years. The last one was scored by Jackson Martínez on September 9, 2009.
Colombia lost again in Uruguay
Although the Colombian National Team started winning with a great goal from Juan Fernando Quintero and went to halftime with the advantage, in the second half The Uruguayans turned it around quickly with scores from Davinson Sánchez (against) and Rodrigo Aguirre.
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At the end of the match, the strongest emotions of the match occurred, because in the 96th minute Carlos Gómez scored the tie for Colombia; however, Two minutes later Manuel Ugarte scored the final 3-2 in favor of the Charrúas.
In that sense, although Colombia ended the streak of more than 15 years without scoring in Uruguay, continues to extend the years without winning a visit to the eastern country.
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