With two goals from Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Uruguay beat Bolivia 4-2 at the Campeón del Siglo stadium in Montevideo for the sixth day of the World Cup qualifying rounds, and shook their slump by returning to victory after four games.
De Arrascaeta scored the first goal in minute 16, ‘Fede’ Valverde at 31 increased the score to 2-0, Agustín Álvarez scored the third at 47 and again De Arrascaeta, from a penalty, put the fourth for Uruguay to 65.
The striker of these South American qualifiers, the Bolivian Marcelo Martins, scored two goals at 60 and 79 minutes, this from a penalty, and reached eight goals so far in the tournament.
La Celeste is fourth with 12 points in the classification and Bolivia is still eighth with six points.
Next Thursday, on the tenth round, Uruguay will host Ecuador and Bolivia will visit Argentina. EFE (HN)