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With Facundo’s goals PellistriDarwin NunezMaximilian AraujoFrederick Valverde and Rodrigo Bentancur, Uruguay beat Bolivia 5-0 by Group C and was one step away from the quarter-finals of the America Cup. Unless there is a footballing catastrophe, the Celeste would be out of the competition, and that would mean losing by more than seven goals to the United States and Panama scoring the same number of goals against Bolivia on the last day. Something that is really unlikely.
In it MetLife Stadium From East Rutherford (New Jersey), the team led by Marcelo Bielsa did everything right against a Bolivia that was eliminated, increasing its adverse streak. And if we are talking about milestones, it must be said that with this overwhelming start, which was added to the victory in the debut against Panama (3-1), Uruguay made history by securing its second consecutive victory in the tournament, something it had not achieved for almost three decades.
The last time that the Celeste had won its first two games was in the 1995 Copa America, when they hosted the tournament and beat Venezuela (4-1) and Paraguay (1-0). Furthermore, Uruguay had not scored five goals in the Copa América since 1959. At that time it was against Argentina.
This perfect start to Marcelo Bielsa’s team consolidates him as one of the favorites of the competitionUruguay is the leader of Group C with six points, followed by the United States and Panama with three and Bolivia, already eliminated, without any points.
Besides, Darwin Núñez also made history in the 2024 Copa America, since equaled Hector Scarone’s century-old record. The star striker of the Uruguayan team has reached a total of 10 goals in the last seven gamesa performance that includes outstanding participations in the Eliminatory rounds South Americans for the 2023 World Cup and friendly international.
However, is his performance in the Copa America which has captured global attention. The record achieved by the Liverpool player from England equals the feat of Héctor Scaronewho between August of 1927 and June of 1928 He scored in crucial matches such as the Lipton Cup, the Copa América against Bolivia and Argentina, as well as in friendlies and during the Olympic Games.
This is in addition to what was contributed by historian Osvaldo De Arrascaeta, who highlighted the magnitude of this achievement and recalled that the last player to achieve a similar streak was Pedro Petrone in 1924exactly a century ago. Thus, Núñez is the second player in the country’s history to score in six consecutive matches in official competitions.
On the other hand, the negative streak does not stop in Bolivia. At the moment America Cup accumulates two defeats (in their debut, they lost 2-0 against the United States) and add a total of 14 games lost consecutively in said tournamentwithout having even managed a draw since the 2015 edition held in Chile. This lamentable negative record has already been in force for nine years.
Despite this adverse series, Bolivia is still far from absolute record of consecutive defeats in the Copa America, which belongs to Ecuador. Ecuadorians suffered 17 falls in a row between 1939 and 1945while the Green currently shares second place in this unwanted ranking along with Venezuela, which also accumulated 14 consecutive defeats between 1995 and 2004.
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Source: Silvio Maverino (@mavegol)
