Uruguay vs Colombia Player Ratings: Hosts Secure Dramatic Victory

It required more than 90 minutes for Uruguay to secure a winner over Colombia in the World Cup qualifier match at Estadio Centenario. A late-goal from a substitute Manuel Ugarte rescued the home side from an unwanted draw. It was Colombia’s Juan Quintero who scored first in the game and the lead stood until the break.

In the second half, Uruguay started to put more intensity in their attacking which resulted to an own-goal by the former Tottenham Hotspur defender Davinson Sanchez. The goal gave Uruguay a slight hope to even overturn the lead which was materialized when another substitution Rodrigo Aguerre scored a goal to take Uruguay lead for the first time in the game. Even when Andres Gomes put Colombia back on level in the 90+6th minute, it was Ugarte who save the day for the home crowd with his goal five minutes later.

Uruguay National Football Team Player Ratings vs Colombia

Goalkeeper

Sergio Rochet – 6.9

Managed to save several open chances from Colombia to help his team from suffering more goals in the match.

Defenders

Nahitan Nández – 6.8

He was struggle a bit which was the reason why he got booked by the referee. But overall, it was a good performance from him.

José María Giménez – 6.8

He led his teammates to stick together despite conceding the goal first. His partnership with Olivera was also going well as they managed to protect the net for the rest of the match.

Mathías Olivera – 6.8

He played well both attack and defensively. Not only intercepting the opponents’ passing attempts he also provided some passes to his teammates.

Marcelo Saracchi – 6.9

When Nandez worked hard from the right flank, Saracchi did it from the left side and posed some threats to Colombia with his passing variations.

Midfielders

Rodrigo Bentancur – 7

He showed his composure playing in the midfield and was responsible for cutting the ball flow of Colombia.

Federico Valverde – 7.6

The Real Madrid player bossed the midfield with his agility and vision. It was no wonder that Uruguay came back after conceding first.

Rodrigo Aguirre – 7.5

He was playing well in the midfield and put the ice on the cake with his goal which was helpful as well for his team.

Forwards

Facundo Pellistri – 7

He played from the right side to terrorize the opponents defenders which happened several time.

Maximiliano Araújo – 6.7

Araujo worked so hard to build the attacking plan up for Uruguay which he was involved in some part.

Darwin Nunez – 6.8

He couldn’t score any goals but still help his team to build up the attack with his pace and agility on the ball.

Substitutions

Manuel Ugarte – 7.8

Came on to give fresh legs for Uruguay to keep the 2-1 lead for the rest of the match

Guillermo Varela – 6.6

He boosted the defensive line with his fresh stamina on the edge of the game which was something useful for Uruguay.

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa – 7

He managed to outplay Nestor Lorenzo and it was an important three points for Uruguay to keep the World Cup hope alive.

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Colombia National Football Team Player Ratings vs Uruguay

Goalkeeper

Camilo Vargas – 6.6

He worked hard protecting his goal despite relentless pressure from the home side.

Defenders

Johan Mojica – 6.5

He was demonstrative on the flank with both Uruguay and Colombia were involved in several duels on the pitch.

Jhon Lucumí – 6.8

He defended well overall and it was just a late-goal from Ugarte which put them on the losing side today.

Davinson Sánchez – 5.3

His appearance was stained by his own-goal which inspired Uruguay to keep pushing and get the lead.

Daniel Muñoz – 6.9

Munoz worked shoulder-to-shoulder with Rios and Portilla to pose danger for the home side but the outcome of the game was not as expected.

Midfielders

Juan Portilla – 6.8

He put an extra work on the midfield which was crucial for both teams.

Jhon Arias – 6.9

Arias was involved in some duels with Uruguay midfielders where he lost some and won some.

Richard Ríos – 6.9

He worked so hard to keep the midfield composed throughout the match amid the dramatic plot on the game.

Forwards

Juan Fernando Quintero – 7.3

Took his team to lead first in the first half and contributed in his team’s effort throughout the game.

Jhon Durán – 6.9

He got some of his chances denied which prevent Colombia from scoring some more goals to get the lead back.

Luis Diaz – 7

His pace was anticipated well by the Uruguay players but he still posed some threats to the home side even though it was not enough

Substitutions

James Rodriguez – 6.7

He came late to rescue the team from trailing and needed more time to get Colombia back on level.

Rafael Santos Borre – 6.9

Borre came to replace Duran with hope of a goal would be scored but it never came.

Andres Gomez – 7.2

His presence on the pitch was impactful as he scored a late-goal for Colombia to make the game more dramatic.

Manager: Néstor Lorenzo – 6.7

It was not a bad performance actually from Colombia but Uruguay just played more efficient than his side did.

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