Uruguay says goodbye to Copa America 2019 after losing to Peru
Edinson Cavani was one of the protagonists of the match, as his goal was disallowed by VAR. Minutes later, the same happened to Luis Suarez. After the match, the press asked the PSG striker about the disallowed goals.
"We saw the goal, if VAR ruled offside, I believe in VAR. We just hope they didn't make a mistake," he explained.
Uruguay was superior, especially in the second half. There were some dangerous plays from Peru, but Uruguay kept pushing and the ball didn't go in, and when it did, they were disallowed. We have to swallow some anger, turn the page, and look ahead.
"The feeling is the same as any team that is eliminated from a competition. A little sadness, bitterness, anger, so we have to take away that the team kept pushing and wanted it until the end. Penalties are a matter of luck and truth. Sometimes destiny is like that. During the match, we had many chances, disallowed goals, and the game was constantly stopped. But the team gave their best until the end," he added.
Paolo Guerrero, Raul Ruidiaz, Yoshimar Yotun, Luis Advincula, and Edison Flores scored the penalties in the match that took place at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador, with 18,083 spectators. Goalkeeper Pedro Gallese, who had a disastrous performance in the 5-0 defeat against Brazil, became the hero of the match by saving Luis Suarez's penalty, the first of Uruguay's five attempts.
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