Uruguay Beat Argentina At La Bombonera

With goals from Ronald Araújo and Darwin Núñez, Marcelo Bielsa’s men took the unbeaten record from the Albiceleste.

Uruguay found the formula and left the world champions undefeated.

With goals from Ronald Araújo and Darwin Núñez, the Celeste defeated Argentina 2-0 on Thursday at the La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires for the fifth round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

It was the first victory in regular time for the Uruguayans in the neighboring country after 36 years.

The Albiceleste, for their part, are unbeaten since a 2-1 loss against Saudi Arabia at the start of the World Cup in Qatar, which they would later go on to win. In the playoffs you have to go back to 2017 (0-2 against Bolivia).

Despite the loss, Argentina leads the tie with 12 points, two more than the Uruguayan team, which is in second place. The first six will advance directly to the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, while the seventh will compete in the intercontinental playoff.

Uruguay, under the command of Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa, led throughout the match and were hurt with long balls behind their marks, which were often at a disadvantage against the power of Núñez.

In the 10th minute, the English Liverpool forward gave a warning when he won the fight against defender Nicolás Otamendi and crossed a shot that went just wide.

While Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister and Rodrigo De Paul – the world champion midfielder – lost the duel against their Uruguayan counterpart, the Albiceleste offense was left at the mercy of some genius by captain Lionel Messi, without the cooperation of Julián who oversees Álvarez. and Nicolás González.

Just one shot from Ten – who days ago received his eighth Ballon d’Or – in the hands of goalkeeper Sergio Rochet lifted the fans from their seats in the first half.

La Celeste, who on the last day of October defeated Brazil, achieved in the 41st minute what it meant when Matías Viña beat the rope to full-back Nahuel Molina and assisted the full- back in Barcelona, ​​who in complete isolation passed. the right foot towards the goal, ending Emiliano Martínez’s unbeaten record after 753 minutes.

The last from the Frenchman Kylian Mbappé in the 2022 World Cup final.

Apparently unhappy with his team’s performance, coach Lionel Scaloni helped the team by adding striker Lautaro Martínez for the warned Mac Allister and veteran Ángel Di María for González in the starting complement.

A free kick from Messi that hit the crossbar in the 56th minute and a header from Martínez were the clearest plays that tied the game for the locals. Uruguay put a lock on their place and Argentina never figured out the key.

To finish a night to forget, Messi lost the ball on the edge of the opposing area. Nicolás De la Cruz, one of the mainstays of the Uruguayan midfield, launched the shot for Núñez, who once again beat Otamendi and this time scored between the legs of the Argentine goalkeeper in the 87th minute.

Argentina will look for revenge against none other than Brazil on Tuesday at the Maracaná stadium in Rio de Janeiro, while Uruguay will host Bolivia.

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