Uruguay opened their Copa América marketing campaign with a 3-1 win over Panama on Sunday however head coach Marcelo Bielsa was fast to mood expectations and stated they need to proceed to enhance.
Uruguay’s win noticed them transfer degree with the US on three factors. The U.S. beat Bolivia 2-0 within the day’s different Group C match.
Marcelo Bielsa’s workforce had been rewarded for his or her blistering early tempo when Araujo fired residence a chic curling effort from the sting of the realm within the sixteenth minute.
Panama grew into the match after the break and wasted a number of possibilities to get themselves again into the competition.
José Fajardo blasted an effort extensive within the 52nd minute after a defensive error by Mathías Olivera, whereas Jose Rodriguez examined Uruguay goalkeeper Sergio Rochet with a ferocious shot from vary.
Requested what he stated to his workforce at half-time, Panama coach Thomas Christiansen informed reporters: “I informed them they need to be fearless.
“That they’ve to extend their degree of confidence. That they’re succesful to do what they did within the second half. And after the aim, like Uruguay, we generated alternatives.”
Uruguay had been on the ropes for a lot of the second half however Darwin Nunez, who had already missed a string of possibilities, settled their nerves within the eighty fifth minute with a coolly-taken volley into the underside nook after a rebound dropped kindly for him.
In a frenetic spell throughout stoppage time, Vina rose highest to go residence Uruguay’s third from a set-piece earlier than Michael Amir Murillo netted a comfort aim for Panama after reducing again onto his left foot and curling his shot previous Rochet.
Uruguay’s all-time main scorer Luis Suárez, 37, was an unused sub.
Bielsa took cost of Uruguay in Could final yr and steered them by a transitional interval by which veterans Edinson Cavani and Diego Godin each retired, with all-time main aim scorer Suárez wanting set to observe swimsuit quickly.
The 15-times Copa América winners have been in wonderful type during the last a number of months, beating each Argentina and Brazil in World Cup qualifiers.
These outcomes have sparked hope of a file sixteenth continental crown for “La Celeste” however Bielsa stated they had been taking it one recreation at a time.
“In the case of Uruguay’s aspirations, we’ll see that and construct it match by match,” he informed reporters.
“My expectation is that every match will more and more assist us to enhance on our degree. Uruguay has gamers of an excellent degree and we have to see if I can construct with these gamers.
“The primary half gave us the sting over our opponent. We should always have scored extra.
“Within the second half, there have been quarter-hour the place we carried out very poorly. They dominated the ball throughout that point they usually created alternatives the place we had been solely main by one aim and if that they had scored, it could have been difficult for us.
“We missed 5 targets and we scored one within the first half after which we missed 5 and scored two within the second half.”
Uruguay subsequent face Bolivia in New Jersey on Thursday.