Uruguay head coach Marcelo Bielsa shouldered full accountability for his facet’s shock 1-0 defeat to Peru of their World Cup qualifying encounter.
Peru, winless of their earlier 9 matches, stole the factors within the 88th minute when Miguel Araujo headed Piero Quispe’s cross past the grasp of Sergio Rochet.
The Blanquirroja earned their first win over Uruguay since 2017, with the triumph shifting them above last-placed Chile following their late defeat to Brazil.
Uruguay had a string of probabilities to take the lead within the first half, with Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez and Manchester United’s Manuel Ugarte coming closest.
However the Peruvians began brightly after the interval, with Edison Flores unable to information his effort on the right track earlier than Sergio Pena rippled the side-netting on the hour-mark.
With the match showing to finish all sq., the Estadio Nacional de Lima was despatched into raptures when Araujo was picked out to seal a memorable triumph for the hosts, powering dwelling his first worldwide aim.
@SeleccionPeru 1-0 @Uruguay
Eliminatorias Copa Mundial de la FIFA 26
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— Selección Uruguaya (@Uruguay) October 12, 2024
Uruguay managed an anticipated targets (xG) tally of simply 0.36 in comparison with Peru’s 0.78, recording eight efforts with solely three of these on the right track.
Regardless of dominating possession all through the competition, Bielsa acknowledged that his sport plan restricted his gamers from making a distinction within the last third.
“I actually really feel accountable,” Bielsa stated.
“Because of the gamers we had within the midfield and within the offence, for such a small proportion of aim probabilities we created within the second half.”
Uruguay’s defeat sees them stay in third place within the qualifying standings, 4 factors behind leaders Argentina.
