Uruguay defeated Italy 1-0 in the final of the U-20 world cup in Argentina to win their first ever world cup in the age-grade tournament.
With the Celeste’s triumph, the European teams’ tournament winning streak of four straight victories was halted.
Having dominated the whole game against Italy, Uruguay earned a well-deserved victory when Luciano Rodriguez scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute with a close-range header.
The Diego Maradona Stadium hosted more than 40,000 spectators. The majority of them supported Uruguay. Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, was also present.
Only three goals were allowed by Uruguay’s reliable defense during the tournament. All of which came against England in the group stage.
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The South American team had excellent opportunities to start the scoring much earlier. Including a free kick by Rodrguez, two long range attempts by captain Fabricio Dáz, and a header by Anderson Duarte. Duarte’s header required one of the best saves of the competition from Italy goalkeeper Sebastiano Desplanches.
Cesare Casadei of Italy, who led the competition top scorers’ chart with seven goals, had a lackluster showing in the final.
Although neither Uruguay nor Italy were among the favorites when the U20 World Cup began on May 20. Their clubs were less reluctant to release players for the competition than Brazil, Argentina, and England.
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Clubs are not obligated to permit their players to compete in international youth competitions.
In 1997 and 2013, Uruguay was defeated in the tournament’s finale. Brazil was the last South American winner in 2011.
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