The Latin American country Uruguay became the U-20 World Cup champion for the first time after beating Italy with a last-minute goal. Luciano Rodriguez scored the winning goal in the 86th minute of the match.
Uruguay defeated Italy 1-0 in the final held on Sunday (June 11).
The curtain came down on the U-20 World Cup. Uruguay had the last laugh at the Estadio Ciudad de la Plata in the final. The Latin American team tasted the title for the first time after defeating Italy. Although Uruguay reached the finals of this tournament twice before. But the title was not won. As a result, they regret winning the World Cup.
In the final, Italy was only ahead in possession. Uruguay was ahead in all other aspects. Uruguayan footballers took 15 shots on Italy's post. Where the target was four. On the other hand, in the entire match, the Italian footballers managed to take only three shots at the opponent's post. None of which were on-target.
After the first half was goalless, the Uruguayan footballers failed to score in the second half as well. At one point, it seemed that the match would go to extra time. However, 4 minutes before the scheduled time of the match, Luciano Rodríguez scored a goal to give the team the lead. Since no other team could score a goal, Uruguay won this year's (2023) Under-20 World Cup with a 1-0 victory.
Uruguay was in a great rhythm since the beginning of this year's U-20 World Cup. They beat five-time champions Brazil and reached the final by defeating semi-finalist Israel 1-0. The tournament's top scorer Anderson Duarte is also a Uruguayan.
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