Cavani leaves the Uruguay national team

Due to the knowledge of the call to Marcelo Bielsa For America’s Cup, Edinson Cavani, a true legend of the Albiceleste, announced his retirement from the national team. At the age of 37, the player leaves the team with which he managed to achieve success. America’s Cup 2011. of the five in which he played and participated in four World Cups, where he played 136 games in which he scored 58 goals, becoming second leading scorer in the country’s history.

“Today I decide to take a step aside, but I will always follow them with a beating heart, just like when I had to step onto the field in this beautiful T-shirt. I give all my people a big hug. “Down with Celeste!” – ends the statement. Thanks to this decision, the player will focus solely on his current club. Boca Juniors.

He is having a great season with Xenise, scoring 11 goals in 17 games, and continues to show that despite the years and retirement from the Uruguay national team, his firepower has not yet run dry.

2011 Copa America, his great triumph with Uruguay

Although the title did not have much of an impact on the game (only played 151 minutes), this title is of particular value to Edinson Cavani as it is his only title with the national team. Those who studied at that time Oscar Tabares They won 3:0 against Paraguay in the final with a goal from Suarez and a brace from Forlán, bringing home the title after 15 years.

History of the World Championships

In Uruguay, Cavani. They played four World Cups and even reached the semi-finals in 2010, when they lost Holland. That same year he also had the opportunity to see live how Crazy Abreu brings down Ghana goalkeeper Panenka’s penalty Kingsonto give them a pass to the next round, a landmark moment for the Uruguayans.

In the 2014 edition, Uruguay lost Colombia from Jamesin which the coffee maker managed to become one of the best players of the tournament, and in 2018 – the champion France He defeated them in the 1/8 finals. The last World Cup will be remembered as the most bittersweet moment after the group stage defeat against South Korea after all, in previous editions they at least managed to reach the playoffs.

With its completion the duet will end Luis Suarez, a pair of excellent strikers who always fit in very well on the field and outperformed the great defenders of the national team. After the players liked it Godin, Forlan, Diego Lugano or ‘Look’ RodriguezHe Shooter he remains “alone” when choosing.

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