Rodríguez used a chaotic play in the area to score the decisive goal
Italy could not display their game and made too many fouls
Uruguay was established this Sunday as the new U-20 world champion after beating Italy 1-0 in the final with a goal from Luciano Rodríguez with four minutes to go until the end of the game.
The third time was the charm: After losing in the last match of Malaysia 1997 and Turkey 2013, La Celeste won a match in which they dominated from start to finish and won the title before more than 30,000 compatriots who arrived at the Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona.
By boat, by plane and by car, thousands crossed the Río de la Plata to be part of the party.
And when everyone sang incessantly in each of the stands, Rodríguez took advantage of a confusing play inside the area to push the ball and decree the goal that consecrated Marcelo Broli’s men.
Uruguay dominated the first half from start to finish. The high pressure, the game on the wings and the good handling of the ball in the center of the field they made Celeste take over the initial 45 minutes.
Italy could not display its football and in many moments he cut the game with fouls. In fact, in the first part they accumulated ten against five of the South Americans.
Luciano Rodríguez was the great figure and the player who went to the ground the most times. The number 19 returned after serving two suspension dates and complicated the marker Gabriele Guarino in each play, who was the first to see the yellow card.
Marking and assisting from midfield Fabricio Díaz also stood out in a team that again showed a very firm defense, led by Sebastián Boselli.
Two shots from the captain brought Celeste closer to the goal Defended by Sebastiano Desplanches, who at 22 excelled with an impressive save against a header from Anderson Duarte.
The young man Simone Pafundi generated the two clearest optionsalthough neither of them put goalkeeper Randall Rodríguez in trouble, who conceded goals in only one of the seven games.
The second half began the same way the first ended: with Uruguay generating the clearest and Italy away from the rival goal. Over the 30 minutes of the second half, Celeste had generated 12 goal situations against just one from their rival.
However, in the final minutes the Celeste lost power and Italy launched the attack with midfielder Tommaso Baldanzi as standard bearer.
But with just a few minutes to go, after a confusing play inside the area, Rodríguez pushed the ball before the gaze of the rival goalkeeper and unleashed the madness of three million people.
Uruguay took the field to win from the first minute, they played the final as they should have played it and he became world champion under-20 for the first time in his history. Another trophy for an enviable showcase.
– Data sheet:
1. Uruguay: Randall Rodriguez; Rodrigo Chagas, Sebastián Boselli, Facundo González, Alan Matturro; Fabricio Diaz, Damian Garcia; Luciano Rodríguez (m.96, Santiago Homenchenko), Franco González, Juan Cruz de los Santos (m.91, Ignacio Sosa) and Anderson Duarte (m.62, Andrés Ferrari).
Coach: Marcelo Broli.
0. Italy: Sebastiano Desplanches; Richardo Turicchia, Gabriele Guarino, Daniele Ghilardi, Samuel Giovane (m.90, Niccolo Pisilli); Giacomo Faticanti (m.46, Mattia Zanotti), Matteo Prati, Cesare Casadei, Tommaso Baldanzi (m.90, Luca Lipani); Simone Pafundi (m.55, Francesco Esposito), Giuseppe Ambrosino (m.55, Daniele Montevago).
Coach: Carmine Nunziata.
Goal: 1-0: m.86, Luciano Rodríguez.
Referee: The Swedish Glenn Byberg. He admonished Gabriele Guarino, Giuseppe Ambrosino, Fabricio Díaz and Matteo Prati.
Incidents: Final of the U-20 World Cup, played at the Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona.