U-20 World Cup: Uruguay was consecrated with an agonizing triumph

At the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in La Plata for the final of the U-20 World Cup, Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 with Luciano Rodríguez’s goal late in the match and won its first title in the tournament in history. With a forceful dominance throughout the first half, the Uruguayan team had several clear opportunities to take advantage, but without effectiveness maintained parity until the complement. Without generating danger, those led by Carmine Nunziata managed to contain the constant attacks of their rivals and tried to show another image when they took the field in the second half. However, the development of the match continued as a monologue of the Uruguayan team, which began to feel the pressure of the tie as the minutes passed, but with great courage did not let itself be beaten by the clock. When the zero to zero on the scoreboard hinted at the lengthening, it was Luciano Rodríguez who saw the opportunity and broke the tie with a header in front of the goal after a corner kick that misaligned the rival defense. By completing the 11 minutes added by the referee of the match, the U-20 team of Uruguay won the first world title in its history, after arriving on two previous occasions to the final without being able to consecrate itself -against Argentina in 1997 and against France in 2013-. Uruguay’s pathDespite debuting in the tournament with a crushing 4-0 win over Iraq, the Uruguayan squad quickly had to put themselves on guard after losing 3-2 against England. From less to more, Broli’s team overcame Tunisia to close the group stage, eliminated Gambia in the second round and then prevailed in the quarterfinals over the United States.One of the most difficult challenges faced him in the semifinals against the surprise of the tournament, Israel. However, with the attitude of champion, the team managed to beat the rival team by 1 to 0 with a goal from Anderson Duarte at 61 ‘. In the Diego Armando Maradona of La Plata, the Uruguayan team won 1-0 with an agonizing triumph and the players lifted the trophy delivered by Maxi Rodríguez, champion with Argentina in 2001.

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