In Group C of the 2024 Copa America, the favorite Uruguay and the host United States team are regarded as the favorites to advance, the first two rounds of the group stage, Uruguay won both games to prove their strength, and the United States team is one win and one loss, if you want to win the top two in the group, the final round of life and death can not be lost, this match day, the two matches of Group C of the Copa America started at the same time, because Panama, which ranked third in the group on goal difference, faced Bolivia, who were at the bottom of the group, they wanted to turn the tables against the wind, not only need to get three points for themselves, At the same time, it is also necessary to hope that Uruguay will stop the hosts, and as long as the United States team cannot win, Panama will be expected to beat the hosts at the last minute! After the game started, Uruguay and the United States team fought hand-to-hand on the field, and both sides also paid the price of the core players being injured and leaving the field, but Uruguay still relied on the goal of the iron guard Oliveira, 1-0 The United States team was killed and sent the host out!
Uruguay still lined up the strongest squad in this game, in a 4-2-3-1 system, Liverpool striker Nunez stepped forward alone, De La Cruz, Pellistri and Maximiliano behind him as support, Ugarte and Valverde partnered in the back, the back four were Nandez, Araujo, Oliveira and Viña, and the starting goalkeeper was Rochet.
After the game officially started, the two teams began hand-to-hand combat on the field, the confrontation was very fierce, and in the 5th minute, Maximiliano and McKennie clashed, but fortunately, the referee arrived at the first time and separated the two, so the conflict did not escalate.
In the 25th minute, Maximiliano was directly knocked over by the American player when he was fighting for the top in the penalty area, and then fell to the ground in pain and was carried out of the field on a stretcher by the team's medical staff, and in the 34th minute, Uruguay sent a quick set-piece in front of the field and almost broke through the goal of the American team, but fortunately, the defenders returned to defend in time to defuse Uruguay's attack.
The U.S. team also paid the price of the core player injured and left the field in the 41st minute, the starting center Balogun could not hold on, signaled the head coach to replace him, before the end of the half, Uruguay again made a killing chance, Pellistri received a long pass from his teammates on the right side, unmarked shot, did not eat the right part, and sent the ball directly out of the bottom line.
After returning to the field, Uruguay still did not give the host any face, and continued to attack the United States team on the field, in the 66th minute, Uruguay got a chance to take a set-piece in front, Nunez shook his head in the penalty area, although it was saved by the American goalkeeper, but Oliveira made a supplementary contribution to help Uruguay take a 1-0 lead.
The United States team, which was cornered, launched a crazy counterattack in the following time, but Uruguay, who were steady and steady, did not give them any chances, and maintained the one-goal lead to the end as they wished, and locked the first place in the group with a record of winning all three games.
In the other match in the same group, Panama beat Bolivia, which means that the hosts USA are out of the group stage, and the first match in the knockout round against Uruguay will be the second in Group D, Brazil and Colombia will meet on the last matchday of the group stage, and if the Samba Army cannot win, they will meet Uruguay!