Araújo's assist in Uruguay's rout of Bolivia to put one foot in the quarterfinals (5-0)

With Ronald Araújo totally recovered of his problems of hydratation, Uruguay shattered the morning of this Friday to Bolivia with a victory by 5-0. The Uruguayan group, that had to the defence of the FC Barcelona like headline and contesting the 90 minutes, as well as to the madridista Fede Valverde and the forward of the Liverpool, Darwin Núñez, like headlines, remained with a foot in the quarter-finals of the Glass America after his comfortable victory.

The marker opened fast with the goals of Facundo Pellistri and Darwin Núñez, the first thanks to a big pass of head of Ronald Araújo after a frontal free shot, in which the defender went down the balloon for his mate Pellistri, footballer property of the Manchester United. Like this, before the half hour, the Uruguayans encarrilaron the triumph in the MetLife Stadium of New Jersey, one of the estadidos in which the Barça will play during his turns of pre-season, and that besides will house the final of the Glass of the World of 2026.

The charrúas completed a goleada more than deserved

Maximiliano Araújo, Valverde and Rodrigo Bentancur finished of the goleada in the last chamber of hour of the party, when already the Bolivian group seemed resignado to the defeat. The victory left to the celestial selection like solitary leader of the Group C with six points, but without having ensured the classification to the phase of direct elimination of mathematical way. The triumph of Panama by 2-1 in front of United States left to both teams equalised with three units, by what still could have important changes in the last day. Bolivia closes the table with zero, but mathematically neither is deleted.

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Football and goals for the 5-0 in front of Bolivia by @CopaAmerica.

⚽️ Facu Pellistri, Darwin Núñez, Maxi Araújo, Fede Valverde and Rodri Bentancur

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It is necessary to highlight that the team charrúa, headed Marcelo Bielsa, took advantage of a lot the speed of his offensive trident conformed by Núñez, Pellistri and Maxi Araújo, added to the dynamics of the interiors Valverde and Nicolás De la Cruz. The first time was a duel of an alone team, something that allowed that in the second half, Bielsa gave minutes to the historical Luis Suárez, the one who like this has participated in his fifth Glass America.

Uruguay will go by his classification and the leadership of the group in front of the hosts

Uruguay, that looks for to advance further of the quarter-finals for the first time since it conquered his 15to continental title in 2011, will confront to United States in Kansas City, Missouri, to close his first phase next Monday, morning of the Tuesday in Spain. By his part, without points and with a negative difference of seven goals, Bolivia will confront to Panama in Orlando, Florida.