Ronald Araújo in the duel against Paraguay for eliminatory

SOLID WITHIN THE 'CHARRÚA' BACKGROUND

Araújo returns to the side and shines with Uruguay in the qualifiers

Published:28/01/2022 - 08:05h

Updated:28/01/2022 - 08:14h

Ronald Araújo was the starter in the victory (0-1) of the Uruguayan team in their visit to Asunción for the qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, where they managed to sneak into the qualifying positions

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The offices of the FC Barcelona​ have been attentive to the participation of three of his players that found contesting the eliminatory of Conmebol and Concacaf course to the World-wide of Catar 2022. Between them, the most stood out participation was the one of Ronald Araújo, the one who begins to consolidate like an important piece for Diego Alonso, at least, for these last four dates that will mark the destination of the 'celestial' in his aim to land in November in Asian earths.

The player of the Barça contested the 90 minutes of game in front of Paraguay, in a commitment where the Uruguayans needed the three points to be able to increase his aspirations of classification. Although the surprise was that it did not play in his usual role, since it exerted of right side because of the presence of Diego Godín and José María Giménez in the axis of the saga. Xavi Hernández already has used him in this position because of the irregularities that has suffered during the season, and everything indicates that the technician valued his exert because it has repeated the formula. The true is that it worked and the defensive solidity of the group 'charrúa' remained more than showed in his visit to the General Stadium Pablo Rojas of Asunción.

However, the start of party was precipitated and to the group 'celestial' cost him go out playing from the bottom. For the minute 22 already would have to three players admonished, Araújo between one of them. Nevertheless, his experience like player by the band offered him an advantage during the meeting, in where it exerted a more focused work in the defensive phase to mitigate the desbordes of Miguel Almirón, the one who showed like the only revulsivo of the Paraguayan selection.

Solid as it is habit, did not award any ease and kept the total control of the right sector. Uruguay showed a stranglehold in the played to balloon stopped, where finished in several occasions with destination to door, although the goal would come to the five minutes of the complement, in where Luis Suárez, the one who also dressed the elastic blaugrana, would break the zero in the marker with a zurdazo inatajable for the guardameta guaraní. With the advantage in the marker, the 'oriental' took the control of the party and attained to close the victory to domicile (0-1) and situate inside the places of classification course to Catar.

Alves And Dest also saw action

With the combined Brazilian, Dani Alves saw action afterwards to substitute to Philippe Coutinho to the 32 minutes of the first time in the tie (1-1) in front of Ecuador, in what it would be his return to the selection. Tite Still has space in his rows for a veteran, and his exert with the Barça has returned him the opportunity to dress the colours of the 'canarinha'. By his part, Sergiño Dest contested the 90 minutes in the victory (1-0) of United States in front of The Saviour, showing that with the North American T-shirt if has the confidence of the trainer.

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