Last November, Argentina was defeated by Saudi Arabia at the start of the World Cup in Qatar and did not stop after that - until last night and until one of the biggest football minds of that country, Marcelo Biels, arrived at the "Bombonjero".
It seems that "El Loco" had to be the one to stop the world champion - his Uruguay defeated Argentina 2:0 last night in Buenos Aires, in the 5th round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The phenomenal Urus, who are "flying" under the leadership of Bielsa, were led to victory by Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo (41st minute) and Liverpool striker Darwin Nunes (87th), who scored after a counterattack and after Lionel Messi lost the ball.
"Gaućosi" thus "fell" after 14 victories in a row, and Emilian Martinez's net was shaken for the first time since the Mundi final and Kylian Mbappe's goals.
The previous evening, the second largest South American team - Brazil - was also defeated.
Colombia welcomed "Selesao" in Barranquilla and celebrated with 2:1 - after losing from the fourth minute after a goal by Gabriel Martinelli.
The home team's hero was Luis Diaz, who flew over the Brazilian defense twice and twice beat Liverpool teammate Alison Becker with his head.
The night in Barranquilla was made even more emotional by Dias's father who, after the hell spent with the kidnappers, enjoyed Colombia's victory and his son's goals from the stands.
In the other matches of the fifth round, only Bolivia won (2:0) against Peru, while the matches between Venezuela - Ecuador and Chile - Paraguay ended without goals.
Qualification for WC, 5th round
Bolivia - Peru 2:0
(H. Vaka 20, R. Vaka 87)
Venezuela - Peru 0:0
Argentina - Uruguay 0:2
(Araujo 41, Nunes 87)
Colombia - Brazil 2:1
(Luis Dias 75, 79 - Martinelli 4)
Chile - Paraguay 0:0
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