Is there life without Suárez-Cavani? Uruguay never does well when the double has been defeated | Uruguay

Expelled against Ghana in the quarter-finals by avoiding a goal in hand – the match ended in a 1-1 draw and Uruguay won on penalties – Suárez did not win. could not play in the semifinals against the Netherlands. The result was 3 to 2 for the Dutch, who guaranteed the right to play the decision against Spain. Celeste finished the Cup in fourth place, losing the dispute of third place in Germany.

Suspended for nine games after biting the Italian Chiellini in a 1-0 victory over Italy at Natal in the third round, Suárez was out of the decisive duel against Colombia in the round of 16. With Cavani isolated in the attack, Celeste was defeated by Colombians 2-0 in Maracanã, saying goodbye to the World Cup in Brazil.

A few days before facing Chile for the quarterfinals of the Copa America, Cavani received the news that his alcoholic father was involved in a car accident that resulted in the death of a woman. no one. Very shaken, the Paris Saint-Germain striker eventually lost his head on the ground while he retaliated by the Chilean Jara. After the expulsion of Cavani, Chile grew up in the field and won by 1-0, side goal Isla in the end.

A year later, Uruguay was trying to move into the same competition, when Suarez was injured in the thigh on the eve of the start of the Centennial Cup in the United States. Without one of his galácticos, the Celeste cushioned the elimination in the first phase with defeats for Mexico (3 to 1) and Venezuela (1 to 0). In the third round, already eliminated, the team made 3-0 in Jamaica.