11/13/2020 15:00
Clarín.com
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Updated 11/13/2020 5:55 PM
The Uruguayan team is defeating Colombian 1 to 0 as a visitor at the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla, in a match corresponding to the third date of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. The only goal of the match was scored by Edinson Cavani.
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The team led by Oscar Washington Tabárez took advantage when just five minutes had been played: a shared error at the start between Yerry Mina and Jefferson Lerma allowed Nahitan Nandez to recover and assist Edinson Cavani.
The striker defined with a hoot that left David Ospina with no chances.
Colombia debuted on this intricate road to the World Cup, beating Venezuela 3-0 at home and drew 2-2 against Chile in Santiago in the final.
While the Uruguayans achieved an agonizing victory over the Chileans at the Centenario Stadium 1-0 and then they were thrashed by Ecuador in Quito (4-2).
Mina missed, and Nandez hid the pass as much as he could to facilitate the definition for Cavani, who, arching his body and defining the far post first, did the rest.
Uruguay wins.
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The two arrived at this meeting with absences due to injury
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Colombia without Radamel Falcao and defender Santiago Arias, while Uruguay will miss Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde, defender Sebastián Coates of Sporting Lisbon and striker Maximiliano Gómez of Valencia.
In the World Cup Qualifiers, they have played 17 games, with 5 Uruguayan victories, 5 draws and 7 victories.
Colombia is strong at home and in 8 games they only lost one, drew 3 and won 4.
Next Tuesday, for the fourth date, Uruguay will host Brazil in the Centennial of Montevideo, in one of the greatest classics of world football, and Colombia will visit Ecuador in Quito.