With the World Cup dream in mind, Vinotinto assumes a new challenge by measuring against Uruguay

The Venezuelan National Team received the heat of its people on a flag on Montevideo that was held at the hotel where the Vinotinto stays.

With flags and t -shirts, a group of fans approached to encourage their selection and shared a moment with those led by Fernando Batista.

The Corinthians midfielder José Andrés ‘Brujo’ Martínez was the first to approach the fans, with whom several photos were already signed by autographs.

Then, the rest of their teammates went down to the hotel door and many of them also approached fans to take photos.

One was the striker José Salomón Rondón, scorer of the Vinotinto in the South American Qualifiers of the 2026 World Cup with five goals in 15 games.

Earlier, Batista spoke at a press conference and assured that the strategy and the approach that his team will carry out will be thinking of getting a victory.

«We know that he is a rival who tries to press, who plays with fast transitions, but we came here to win the game. The idea is that, ”said the coach.

After the conference, the squad trained at the Luis Franzini stadium with all the players available to the coaching staff.

This Tuesday, Uruguay will receive Venezuela at the Centennial Stadium in Montevideo from 7:00 p.m. local time (22.00 GMT).

It will be the eleventh encounter that both teams will play in Uruguay in the framework of the South American Qualifiers. There, the place won seven opportunities, two meetings ended up matched and the remaining was the victory of the Vinotinto.

This triumph obtained it on March 31, 2004 those then led by Richard Páez, by beating La Celeste 0-3 with annotations by Gabriel Urdaneta, Héctor González and Juan Fernando Arango. The aforementioned game went down in history as the ‘Centenariazo’.

Now, the sixteenth day of the South American Qualifiers will face two teams that live antagonistic moments: Venezuela won its last two games and Uruguay has not succeeded for four.

In the absence of three games for the end, the Celeste occupies the fifth place with 21 points, while those of Batista are seventh with 18 and surpass for four to the Bolivia National Team.

EFE