The Uruguayan national team midfielder Federico Valverde assured this Sunday during a virtual press conference that the Light blue it is ready “for so much more.” “We are prepared because we have very good players and we have a very nice team. We have to demonstrate on the court. We are working well, as the days go by there is much more work,” said the player of the Real Madrid in the absence of a day for the duel that Uruguay and Paraguay for the last day of Group A of the America Cup.
In accordance with this, he pointed out that the fact that the players are concentrated for several days allowed the team to improve compared to what was seen in the duels against the Albirroja already Venezuela for the South American qualifiers of Qatar World Cup 2022.
“More or less we already have a planning, a system, we feel good. With the passing of the games we have improved errors that we had,” he added Valverde. Regarding the match against Paraguay, the midfielder stressed that Uruguay must “win the midfield” against a “very strong” team.
Finally, with a view to the quarterfinals, he spoke about the possibility of Uruguay facing Brazil, something that will happen if the Light blue cannot add in front of Paraguay.
“Brazil is a great team, but to be champions you have to face everyone and whoever it is you have to beat. We have a great team, we have a great coach and a very united team,” concluded Valverde, who stressed that the Light blue it must go “game by game”.
Uruguay and Paraguay will meet this Monday in the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro for him Group A. So far, the Celeste has four points and is three of Argentina, two of Paraguay and one of chili, which will have a free day.