The South American team beat the Canadians 2-0 in Slovakia
The Uruguayan team entered the game on Tuesday (27) and had no trouble beating Canada. With a score of 2 to 0, with goals from De La Cruz and Darwin Núnez, Uruguay won and ended the preparation for the World Cup. Flamengo duo, Guillermo Varela started in the starting line-up and Arrascaeta played in the second half.
Diego Alonso did something different on the right wing, compared to the game against Iran, and put Guillermo Varela in the starting line-up. On the other hand, Arrascaeta continued on the bench. Against Canada, the South American team didn’t have much difficulty and opened 2-0 in the first, with a free kick from De La Cruz and a header from Darwin Núnez. However, at half-time, the coach replaced Arrascaeta with striker Luís Suárez.
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The Flamengo midfielder was on the pitch throughout the second half, as was Varela. Mengo’s number 14 and number 10 in the Uruguayan national team touched the ball 30 times and succeeded in 16 of the 21 passes he attempted (76% success). The winger, in turn, played 60 times in the set and completed 25 of 36 passes (69% return). With these numbers, the Flamengo duo helped Uruguay beat Canada 2-0.
Recall that Uruguay is in Group H of the World Cup in Qatar, alongside South Korea, Portugal and Ghana. The first two of this group will even face the two classified of group G, which includes Brazil, Cameroon, Serbia and Switzerland. In other words, there are chances that the Flamengo duo, Arrascaeta and Varela, will hinder the Brazilian team in the knockout of the World Cup.
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