Physical combat and Latin football complement each other! Such an exciting match took place between the two powerful South American teams Argentina and Uruguay. The young Albiceleste forward Thiago Almada brought the result in the match with a great goal. Although the scenes discussed throughout the match were fights and sledging. As a result, Argentina saw a red card in injury time. Although they returned from the opponent’s field with a 1-0 victory.
Argentina played their World Cup qualifier match at the Centenario Stadium in the early hours of this morning (Saturday). After Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez were injured, Julián Alvarez and Nico Gonzalez had to play the role of saviors in the attack. Almada, who plays in the French league, shone among them. Host Uruguay stunned the audience and his only goal decided the fate of the match.
Argentine winger Nico Gonzalez saw a red card at the end of injury time after the scheduled 90 minutes. He kicked a high kick from a flying ball and kicked a Uruguayan footballer in the face, prompting the referee to show a straight red card. Despite winning, Uruguay was ahead in possession of the ball throughout the match. The first half of the match was chaotic, and towards the end, the footballers of both teams got involved in a fight, which brought some life back. Argentina increased their attacking edge in the second half, but Uruguay had been quite successful defensively up until then.
Earlier, Uruguay had defeated Argentina 2-0 on their home turf in the last World Cup qualifier between the two teams. Lionel Scaloni’s team seemed to get their revenge in the match to score their 2000th goal. At the same time, they also completed their preparations well before facing arch-rivals Brazil next Wednesday. Although neither team could do anything to speak of in the first half of this match. Argentina and Uruguay went into the break with a goalless draw.
The message that the match was getting a little more exciting in the second half came towards the end of the first half. Visiting midfielder Enzo Fernandez and Uruguayan Matias Oliveira first got into an argument. Then Kuti Romero and Darwin Nunez from both teams joined in. Later, Alexis McAllister came and pushed, and the players from both teams got into a fight. Both teams tested their strength by using their hands and feet to push each other. The main atmosphere of the match came after the break.
Argentina started to increase the pressure from the beginning of this half. They also created several opportunities with quick movements and passing. However, unlike Argentina, Uruguay’s defense was also handling it well. Meanwhile, the deadlock-breaking goal of the match came in the 68th minute. Alvarez found Almada with a memorized pass. Then, the young forward, who has the potential to become a big star in the future, dodged the Uruguay goalkeeper with a long-range floated shot and put the ball into the net.
With this victory, Argentina, who was already at the top, got 28 points from 13 matches. If the Seleção loses in the next match, the World Cup will be guaranteed to the defending champions. Uruguay is in fourth place with 20 points from the same number of matches. In addition, Ecuador is in 2-3 with 22 and Brazil are in 2-3 respectively with 21 points.
