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The victory over Portugal in Sochi, Russia, was greatly celebrated by all Celeste players after the match.After exhausting the 90 minutes, Uruguay ensured its place in the quarterfinals of the Russian Cup with a great tactical performance, as well as the star of Cavani who shone in attack and defense.
Against the dangerous champion of Europe, who likes to ride Tabárez bet in a team full of flyers, playing compact defense, looking for speed counterattack outs and long balls for his attackers.
Tactically applied, the Uruguayans were quick to show results, the Cavani and Suárez doing a nice game after 10 minutes to open the scoring.Slight for the volleyball from the PSG center-forward who started the play in his middle and finished completing the crossing Suárez in the small In the Portuguese zone, there was no better start than Celeste.
Without giving any place to the rival, Portugal had few opportunities in the first stage. With only Suárez relaxing to shoot the fast exits, Uruguay has formed a real wall in the defense. Cristiano Ronaldo even tried, but always found a Uruguayan in the lead to disrupt the movement.
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With a favorable score, Celeste came back lower, unable to keep the ball away from his zone. The penalty came in the 9th minute when striker Celeste missed the mark for the first time and left Pepe free in the middle of the box to cash the corner at the back of the net.
Uruguay did not recognize the coup and returned to the party, Cavani being once again decisive in the attack. Muslera broke the ball to Bentancur on offense, taking the rival in disorder in defense. The steering wheel turned the game on the left to PSG striker who with a lot of category hit the first with effect without giving chances to Rui Patrício. A goal with Uruguay facing.
Celeste was back and could not fool the mark anymore. Giant in the attack, Cavani was also on a good day in defense, returning to close the second scoring line all the time, becoming the perfect model of the Uruguayan race in the field. But the delivery eventually took the shirt 21 earlier on the ground. Exhausted, the striker felt the calf in the 25th minute and had to leave the field, helped by Cristiano Ronaldo until his exit and the bottom line, an image that will be marked in the glbad of Russia .
Outside, Cavani was watching him sit nervously in the final minutes of the match.
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Portugal came to all-or-nothing and Uruguay seemed to have learned from the mistake of the beginning of the second half of time. Without going back and giving the ball to the opponents, he maintained the compact marking in the defense and gave work to the Portuguese in the speed outings with Suárez and Rodríguez.
While the other companions were following the last minutes in the technical zone, while waiting for the final whistle, Cavani remained seated, upset. The pain and exhaustion took the strengths of Uruguay's nails that eventually brightened with the final whistle and the standings for the quarter-finals.
