Argentina took a huge step towards the 2026 World Cup after beating Uruguay in a new edition of the Classic of the Río de la Plata, framed in the South American Qualifiers. In the Centennial Stadium of Montevideo, the world champion secured the three points with a goal of Thiago Almada at 68 minutes.
In this way he reached 28 in the classification and took six to his most immediate persecutor, which from this date is Ecuador. Uruguay stayed with 20 points and is fourth below Brazil, which has one more unit. Paraguay with 20 and Colombia with 19 are at this time that they would also seal their ticket to the World Cup, while Bolivia would play the play.
Better Uruguay at the beginning
Before a full centenary, the first minutes were from La Celeste. Fede Valverde, Rodrigo Bentancur and Giorgian de Arrascaeta took over the ball and Uruguay went back to a team that at times had their eleven players behind the middle line.
Meanwhile, the Nahitan Nández and Mathías Olivera sides advanced several meters and associated with Facundo Pellistri and Maximiliano Araújo so that Marcelo Bielsa also will turn their game towards the bands.
Argentina waited and opted for Giuliano Simeone’s backlash, Julián Álvarez and Almada, who at many times had to begin their moves far from the goal defended by Sergio Rochet.
An overflow from Araújo who could not connect any of his companions was the first danger situation in favor of Uruguayans. Argentina responded with a distant shot by Enzo Fernández who was lost outside and another by Julián Álvarez who ended in the hands of the goalkeeper.
Meanwhile, the Uruguayan fans took care of applauding every good play of her team, while the Argentines chanted the famous song that emerged before the 2022 custing World Cup: “Boys, now we excited ourselves again.”
After 30 minutes, the Celeste approached with a distant shot of the Drawing midfielder, who was replaced by Nicolás de la Cruz on the end of the first part. Later, Rochet prevented Álvare from connecting to open the scorer and the first part left with a goalless draw.
In the second half Argentina grew
In the second half Argentina took over the game and controlled the actions in front of a rival who could never put the goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez in trouble.
Rochet flew and avoided what a goal from Almada was. Then he shouted Simeone.
The Albiceleste already insisted the 68 minutes he found the prize Mayor with a new shooting from Almada to which this time the goalkeeper of La Celeste could do.
Argentina got 0-1 above and his victory never was in danger, although in the last minutes he lost Nicolás González for expulsion.
The Albiceleste won the classic number 196 of the story and took in the best way the one that will now play against Brazil on March 25, the day Uruguay will visit Bolivia.
TECHNICAL SHEET:
Uruguay, 0 – Argentina, 1
0. Uruguay: Sergio Rochet; Nahitan Nández, Ronald Araujo, José María Giménez, Mathías Olivera; Federico Valverde (m.72, Rodrigo Aguirre), Rodrigo Bentancur, Giorgian de Arrascaeta (m.41, Nicolás de la Cruz); Facundo Pellistri (M.56, Brian Rodríguez), Darwin Núñez (m.72, Federico Viñas) and Maximiliano Araújo.
Coacher: Marcelo Bielsa.
1. Argentina: Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Leandro Paredes (m.86, Leonardo Balerdi), Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister (m.78, Exequiel Palacios); Giuliano Simeone (M.68, Nicolás González), Julián Álvarez and Thiago Almada (m.86, Ángel Correa).
Coacator: Lionel Scaloni.
Goals: 0-1: M.68, Thiago Almada.
Referee: Paraguayan Juan Benítez. He admonished Nahitan Nández, Mathías Olivera and Julián Álvarez. He expelled Nicolás González.
Incidents: Meeting corresponding to the thirteenth day of the South American Qualifiers of the 2026 World Cup, played at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo.
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