The Uruguayan national team beat Venezuela 4-1 this Tuesday 16 of the Conmebol qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar 2022 and continued in the fight for qualification for the Cup of the world.
Since the game just started, at 46 seconds , Juventus Turin midfielder Rodrigo Betancur put the Charrúas to victory with a shoe from the edge of the area that left Vinotinto cold and past 20 minutes De Arrascaeta scored the second goal after an extraordinary play by the winger Pellistri.
Although Otero tried a few minutes later with a long shot for Venezuela, those led by Pekerman could not control the fragments of the game and that would have repercussions before the close of the first half with a Chilean by Cavani to make it 3-0 at 45+1.
For him second half, the game entered into a result of mere formality for both teams until Uruguay had the 4-0 thanks to Luis Suárez who scored from the penalty spot against 46′.
However, the penalty shot was not without controversy after the principal ordered the shot to be repeated after Faríñez stopped him for Venezuelan invasion inside the area.
Little more than ten minutes after Suárez’s goal, an error by José María Gimenez in the Uruguayan defense ended with a goal by Josef Martínez to make up the result in the Vinotinto.
With victory, Uruguay ends with 22 points in fourth position in the tie, waiting for what the Peruvian team does against Ecuador in the match at the last hour of the day.
For its part, Venezuela closes the classification gap with just 10 points in the table.
Watch the match summary here: