When a coach trusts a footballer so much, it is for a reason. TOSomething like this happens to Marcelo Bielsa with Darwin Núñez. Because the Liverpool striker, since the Argentine coach arrived, has always been chosen as a starter, he has scored against the big teams (Argentina and Brazil) and has shown that for him it is time to replace a legend of world football like Luis Suarez.
Because yes, Darwin scored the 2-0 that sealed the match at the Hard Rock in Miami, but before that he had forgiven a lot. With easy shots, difficult shots, having a shot or looking for a pass for a teammate. The forward had five chances, three were on goal, two clear ones were missed but one, in the second half, when things were not going so well, went in. And that is what is asked of a striker, that they score some throughout the game.
The striker, at the end of the match, was clear: “We started the first half well, we went into the break winning andIn the second half they were better than us for partI think we deserved the victory. The fans are always with us, even if it rains. The support is nice, they deserve the victory and now we have to rest thinking about the next game“.
Bielsa opted for an offensive team, with Valverde and De Arrascaeta on the inside with Araujo and Pellistri on the wings. The one from Toluca responded and opened the game with a great goal, while the one from United was not as participatory as in the Qualifiers.. Another who did not have his day was Valverde, who was substituted with fifteen minutes left in the match.
The Uruguay game was very biased in the first half. He swept everything, shooting twelve times in 45 minutes. Panama was overwhelmed and at all times the domain was Celeste. In that section of the game we all imagined a favorite Uruguaybut the truth is that in the second quarter the game was even and there were many doubts, including in the stands.
Uruguay continued looking for the goal, Panama tried and as we said before, Darwin appeared. Then Bielsa, who had a lot of nerves sitting on top of his refrigerator, began to celebrate like crazy because he knew the importance of that goal for the Uruguayan striker.
There the game ended and Viña finished it off with a header, although there was time for a small Panamanian joy with Murillo’s goal.. La Celeste will play the second game of the group stage against Bolivia and he will have to continue cultivating this idea to be eligible to be champion 13 years after a new Copa América.
