Considered a candidate for the Copa America championship this year, the Uruguayan team started with high spirits against their opponent Panama. In the 15th minute of the match, they opened the score 1-0 thanks to Maximiliano Araujo and the overwhelming game.
Darwin Nunez officially replaces Suarez as the goalscorer for the Uruguay national team
However, the match then fell into a stalemate when Uruguayan stars like Darwin Nunez and Federico Valverde missed many scoring opportunities to quickly end the match, creating conditions for the Panama team to make a spectacular comeback, causing many difficulties for "La Celeste".
In the second half, coach Marcelo Bielsa had to adjust the lineup many times, such as bringing in Jose Gimenez to replace Ronald Araujo, Caceres to replace Mathias Olivera, or Bentancur to replace Valverde. While still keeping Nunez in the front line, veteran striker Suarez had to sit on the bench throughout the match.
Coach Marcelo Bielsa's sensible adjustments and faith in striker Nunez finally paid off. It was Nunez who initiated and finished the chance in the 86th minute to score the goal to make it 2-0, extinguishing Panama's efforts.
Then in the 90+1 minute, defender Matias Vina increased the gap to 3-0 to ensure victory in the opening match for the Uruguayan team. For the Panama team, Murillo's equalizer in the 90+4 minute was a consolation after a match full of effort that put the strong opponent from South America through many difficult moments.
Panama team (left) caused a lot of trouble for Uruguay
The win helped Uruguay temporarily maintain the top spot in Group C ahead of the US team when they have the same 3 points as the opening day victory, but are ranked higher due to the extra index. In the next match, Uruguay team meets Bolivia at 8am on June 28, coach Marcelo Bielsa will most likely use striker Suarez from the start after being given a match to rest. Bolivia team just lost 0-2 to the US team in the opening match, also the 13th consecutive loss in Copa America since 2015.
Meanwhile, although Uruguay had an easy win against Panama, their playing style was not really convincing. Especially the attack line has not made an impression. Only the changes and pressure from coach Marcelo Bielsa helped them play explosively at the end of the match to make a difference. Therefore, the journey to find the Copa America championship for the first time since 2011 of the Uruguay team will have many difficulties ahead.
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