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The second game of the round of 16 is tasty! Uruguay against Portugal at Fisht Stadium in Sochi today. That's Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Diego Godin. It's Luis Suarez vs. Pepe. But it's much more than that. This is a South American giant who is fighting against the reigning European champions.
Here are the live updates:
Line-up: The Uruguay made a change on his side that won against Russia. They replace Sebastian Coates with central defender Atletico Madrid Jose Gimenez
Portugal made three changes in its starting lineup that eliminated Iran in the last Group B match. Ricardo Pereira of Porto, Valencia striker Goncalo Guedes and midfielder Manchester City Bernardo Silva replace Cedric Soares of Southampton, Ricardo Quaresma and Andre Silva of Besiktas of Milan
XIth departure of Uruguay: Muslera, Caceres, Gimenez, Godin, Laxalt, Nandez, Torreira, Vecino, Bentancur, Suarez, Cavani.
Subs: Campana, Varela, Sanchez, Rodriguez, De Arrascaeta, Stuani, Gaston Silva, Maxi Pereira, Gomez, Coates, Urreta, Martin Silva
Portugal At its debut : Rui Patricio, Ricardo Pereira, Pepe, Cast, Warrior, Bernardo Silva, William Carvalho, Adrien Silva, Joao Mario, Goncalo Guedes, Ronaldo.
Subscribers: Lopes, Bruno Alves, Fernandes, Joao Moutinho, André Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Gelson Martins, Mario Rui, Quaresma, Cédric, Beto.
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos (Mexico).
Uruguay vs Portugal
Match Preview: It will be a fascinating battle with Ronaldo, at age 33, enjoying his best World Cup, but the best of the world. Uruguay is the only team to reach the group stage in Russia without conceding a goal. Godin is an expert at keeping clean sheets, as the leader of Atletico's defense who is most formidable in the European club – they kept 34 all competitions last season – and d & # 39; a Uruguayan team that has not conceded a goal in 2018 in six games.
Ronaldo, however, has already scored four times at this World Cup, including a hat-trick on his last visit here when Portugal drew 3-3 with Spain. This means that he has 85 international goals, more than any other European male player in history.
In the last two years, he has scored two hat-tricks for Real against Atletico de Godin, having also emerged victorious in two Madrid derby. But the brave and courageous Godin, who needed a reconstructive dental surgery after receiving three punches in an air challenge with the Valencia goalkeeper earlier this year, managed to muzzle Ronaldo to many more opportunities.
"Godin is a star, he defends, commands, scores goals, wins titles and does not miss a match," said Diego Maradona recently.
Today, Gimenez is expected to join Godin in central defense after missing the 3-0 win over Russia due to an injury.
Ronaldo, meanwhile, will look to return to the goals after scooping a penalty in the 1-1 draw against Iran. That, and the VAR's late kick-off for the Iranians, sentenced the reigning European champions to this meeting rather than to a meeting with hosts in Moscow.
Portugal would surely have preferred this, because while Uruguay continues to produce central defenders, they are by no means completely dependent on them.
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