Uruguay beat Paraguay 1-0 this Thursday in Asunción and returned to victory after five dates in the South American Qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, in the debut of its new technical director Diego Alonso. Forward Luis Suárez decreed the victory at 50 minutes of the match corresponding to the 15th. date and played at the General Pablo Rojas stadium in the Guarani capital.
The Rio de la Plata national team, who will be at home against Venezuela next Tuesday, recovered his illusions of getting a ticket to the next World Cup with a result that placed him in the table with 19 points, above Colombia and Peru, both with 17, which They will play this Friday and started the date in the qualifying and playoff zones, respectively.
The two-time world champions ended the streak that sentenced the long cycle of “Maestro” Oscar Tabárez after accumulating a draw (Colombia 0-0) and four defeats in a row (Argentina 0-3 and 0-1, Brazil 1-4 and Bolivia 0-3).
Paraguay, for its part, extended its drought to six games, the last three under the leadership of Argentine Guillermo Barros Schelotto, who has not yet managed to get his team to transmit positive signals.
The “Guarani” are penultimate in the standings with 13 units and were at the expense of a miracle to travel to Qatar. On the following day they will visit the undefeated leader Brazil, without captain Gustavo Gómez, sent off in the fourth added minute.
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