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Brazil Edges Out Uruguay in Thrilling Encounter in Salvador
Brazil defeated Uruguay 2-1 in a captivating match at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Bahia, as part of the South American World Cup Qualifying matches for 2026. The game, officiated by Piero Maza from Chile, was characterized by its intensity and a flurry of yellow cards.
Federico Valverde put Uruguay ahead in the 55th minute, assisted by Matias Araujo. However, Brazil responded swiftly. Gerson equalized in the 62nd minute, and ultimately secured the victory.
Brazil dominated possession (62%) and created more scoring opportunities (15 shots, 3 on target), while Uruguay had less presence in the attacking third (8 shots, 2 on target). Both teams displayed a physical game, evidenced by the numerous fouls committed (13 by Brazil and 9 by Uruguay). Yellow cards were frequent, with two for Uruguay (Bentancur and Varela) and three for Brazil (Raphinha, Paquetá and Gabriel). Despite Brazil’s dominance, Uruguay showed competitiveness until the final whistle.
Substitutions uruguay: at minute 46 R. Aguirre came in and D. Nunez went out., at minute 66 J. Rodriguez came in and F. Pellistri went out., at minute 81 C. Olivera came in and M. Araujo went out.
Substitutions brazil: at minute 58 G. Martinelli came in and Abner went out., at minute 58 Luiz Henrique came in and I. Jesus went out., at minute 73 Estevao came in and Savinho went out., at minute 86 L. Paqueta came in and Gerson went out., at minute 86 Andre came in and B. Guimaraes went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Brazil
Uruguay
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