Uruguay's 2 sensitive absences for the match against Colombia

The Uruguay national team, better known as the Celeste, achieved its ticket to the semifinals of the 2024 Copa América, which is taking place on American soil, after defeating the green and yellow team of Brazil in a penalty shootout with a score of 4 goals to 2. A very competitive, complicated and very physical match where fouls committed by both sides did not take a single second to occur.

A hard-fought but motivating victory against Brazil

Uruguay finished the 90 minutes of regulation time with only 10 men, and yet They were able to withstand the Brazilian attack and access the penalties, where goalkeeper Sergio Rochet was able to stop a shot and Douglas Luiz’s shot was unsuccessful, adding to those converted by the sky-blue players who in this way managed to access the semifinals after 13 years of absence among the best 4 of the continental championship.

Although the Uruguayan team led by technical director Marcelo Bielsa, Uruguay is more than motivated to face the Colombian national team, led by James Rodríguez and Luis Díaz, Uruguay will have two major absences for this match, which is a great concern for ‘El Loco’ Bielsa.

The two major losses for Bielsa and the Celeste

The first of the casualties is that of the central defender who plays in the Barcelona Soccer ClubRonaldo Araújo, who was unable to finish the match after suffering a muscle injury; the Barça player had to leave the field of play after 32 minutes of the match in tears and, as it was learned, is not in condition to play the rest of the Copa América, with there even being rumors that he could miss 8 weeks of activity.

The other point that weighs heavily was the expulsion of Nahitan Nández, the midfielder who He also plays as a right back, who received a direct red card against Brazil, after a strong challenge against Real Madrid striker Rodrygo, and will have to serve a one-match suspension against Colombia, with his return planned for a hypothetical final, provided that Uruguay can defeat Colombia.

The two absences are key for those led by Marcelo ‘El Loco’ Bielsa, who did not They will be able to support the sky blue team in the semi-finals, so the challenge now is for the coach who must put together a starting 11 as solid as possible without two of his most important players, especially given the performance they have shown to date in the continental competition.

When will the Uruguay vs Colombia semi-final be?

The match between Colombia and Uruguay is scheduled for will take place next Wednesday, July 10, in the city of Charlotte, at 7:00 p.m.

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