Cavani is the hero of Uruguay, although he leaves the game due to an injury

Double Stroke of the Uruguayan Claw

Uruguay ruled Cristiano Ronaldo off the World Cup by beating Portugal 2-1 yesterday with two goals from Edinson Cavani and advancing to the quarterfinals .

Cavani opened the account At six minutes, Pepe shot at 54 "and Paris Saint Germain 's striker threw another bucket of cold water at the Portuguese' s replacing the advantage over the celestial at 61..

"It's very exciting, not There are words to describe that," Cavani said. "Happy, happy, look at people as they are." You must keep dreaming, "said Cavani

Uruguay will face France in the quarter-finals, which beat Argentina 4-3 in the first minute The duel will take place next Friday in Nizhny Novgorod, where the Charrúas are concentrated.

"We are in the place we wanted but not in the one where most of us thought, "said Uruguay coach Oscar Washington Tabarez." We must be humble. It is not easy to reach the quarterfinals. "

Portugal made defeat a disadvantage for the party as a whole, but Uruguay resisted the attacks strongly, without giving Cristiano the freedom or free-kicks near his zone. I had proposed.Cristiano had a single free throw and smashed the ball in the wall.

"Portugal played well, better than Uruguay," said Cristiano. "We had some opportunities, but in football, whoever wins is the one who benefits. This is why we must congratulate Uruguay. "

Cavani opened the account shortly after the start of the match, crowning a game that he started from the right, with a long front-row move towards Suarez." Barcelona striker took a measured center at the far post for the entrance of his teammate, who scored by sending the ball to a high angle.It is not known whether he hit with the head or with the shoulder, but he got an unassailable shot.

Suarez, who scored a free-kick goal in the tournament, nearly rose from a low shot that penetrated the goal. Rui Patricio managed to hold the ball

Pepe made a transitional tie by throwing a corner, in a play in which José María Giménez and Diego Godín both went with Cristiano and left The author alone.This was the first goal scored for Uruguay, the only team that was went on the first round with the unbeaten fence.

There was little joy for the Portuguese, as seven minutes later goalkeeper Fernando Muslera did a long service, Rodrigo Betancur called Cavani and he beat Rui Patricio with a far post shot. It was his third goal in the tournament.

At 20 minutes from the end, Cavani had to be replaced by an injury. In a sporting gesture, Cristiano helped him out of the yard slowly.

"God forbid that it be nothing," Cavani said of what he described as a pin stitch in a twin. "Excited for triumph, we will analyze, we will see what I have." Tabárez said that "we are worried but without any certainty", by Cavani.

Uruguay A lot of pride

Óscar Washington Tabárez is happy for the performances of his players against the Lusos.

Proud of its boys

Uruguayan coach, Oscar Tabarez, was "proud" of his team's classification for the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Russia and confessed to having to restrain his tears , while adding that now the goal is to reach the final. "The halls are made to stay playing all seven games, that's our hope," he said.

They knew how to support him

Tabárez acknowledged that he had to make an effort to "not get excited about the delivery of the players". "The rival had more ball, but we knew how to hold on." There was a moment that was a machaque of Portugal, but the game was controlled in our region.There is always a mistake in a game, it has us cost a draw, but the team remained mentally strong, "said the coach.