Venezuela It was imposed by 2-0 Bolivia This Friday at home and consolidated its advantage over a direct rival in the fight for the seventh place of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World.
The victory in the monumental of Maturín (East) was crucial for the Red winethat never went to a World Cup in its history.
Bolivia opened the marker for those at home with a self -galan of Héctor Cuellar, turned five minutes from the initial whistle. The scorer Solomon Rondón sold the score at 30.
Venezuela stays with 18 points, four ahead of the green, which loses again far from its advantageous height where next week faces the Chile Cabizbaja.
The coach Fernando ‘Bocha’ Batista already thinks of the next “final” against Uruguay on Tuesday, with the look set in the direct classification.
Batista however detected “inaccuracies” that will work for the next meetings.
Vinotinto closes in September with clashes against Argentina, visitor, and Colombia, at home.
Bolivia faces Colombia and Brazil in recent days.
Venezuela celebrates the 47 goals of Rondón
It was perhaps the most important match in the history of the Venezuelan team, which remains undefeated in the Maturín Monumental, once full with about 50,000 people dressed all with Vinotinto t -shirts.
The only green were the military in charge of security. Bolivia wore white.
Venezuela tried to find the rhythm of the game when Cuéllar opened the scoring. It was after a return of the steering wheel that seemed controllable for goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra, but he took his eyes off the ball and let him pass incredibly between his legs.
“There are misfortunes in football,” said Bolivian coach Oscar Villegas, who nevertheless made a positive balance of his young team. “There was a strong mentality” and “has tried to be the protagonist” with the possession of the ball.
The early thing was the stimulus needed by those at home to increase the pressure.
It was a continued siege with Rondón in society with Jefferson Savarino, who ended with the second goal of the top scorer of Venezuela: a left footed shot from the center of the area down, next to the left stick.
A giant banner with the “hand, I have faith” was deployed in the barrabrava tribune after the arch. The popular phrase has gone viral to the possibility of reaching the World Cup in North America.
“Venezuela, Venezuela!”
Rondón adds 47 goals with Vinotinto, six of them against Bolivia.
Yeferson Soteldo entered the second half. It was a doubt after an injury to the left thigh with his club, the Santos de Neymar. He was received with an ovation.
Bolivia reached the end with a couple of long shooting from outside the area without success.
A deafening “Oh, oh, Vinotinto I am!” The monumental shouted to the final whistle.
ALIGNMENTS:
Venezuela: Rafael Romo – Jon Aramburu, Nahuel Ferraresi, Wilker Ángel, Miguel Navarro – José Martínez (Tomás Rincón, 87), Tellasco Segovia (Leonardo Flores 76), Jefferson Savarino (Cristian Cáseres, 76), Eduard Bello (Jan Hurtado, 87) – Josef Martínez (Yeferson Soteldo, 62) and Solomon Rondón. DT: Fernando Batista.
Bolivia: Guillermo Viscarra – Diego Medina (Diego Arroyo, 68), Luis Haquín, Efraín Morales, Roberto Fernández – Ervin Vaca (Robson Matheus, 68), Héctor Cuellar (Moisés Villarroel, 45) – Moisés Paniagua (Carmelo Algarañaz, 68), Gabriel Villamil, Lucas Chávez (Jhon Velásquez, 76) – Miguel Third parties. DT: Óscar Villegas.
