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Coach Oscar Tabarez avoided making predictions about Edinson Cavani's participation in the rest of the World Cup in Russia. The Uruguayan striker was the culmination of the victory 2-1 over Portugal this Saturday in Sochi. He scored two goals, but left the field at the Fisht Olympic Stadium with a muscle injury.
"He felt a pain, but I do not know.
Excited by the Uruguayan clbadification, we are not sure of the real size of his problem," said Tabarez, Cavani promised to sacrifice himself for to be on the field. His presence in the quarterfinals against France Friday in Níjni Novgorod at 11 am seems unlikely.
For the moment, Uruguay prefers to celebrate the triumph over Portugal to make projections the duel with France. The team of Oscar Tabarez, who had not yet been drafted at the World Cup, had to fight to contain the lusitano momentum this weekend.
"There was an immeasurable surrender of all of us – a difficult game in which the rival had more possession of the ball and played a lot of time in our field," Tabarez acknowledged. "We made a mistake ( in the main purpose of Pepe ) who cost us the tie, but we are still mentally strong.I am very happy.There was only the inconvenience of the injury by Cavani but we will see how this will evolve and we will stick to the group strength we have, "concluded the coach
Gazeta Esportiva
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