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Venezuela’s national team player, Argentine Fernando “Bocha” Batista, believed that his team was “more likely” to be eliminated in the 2026 season with a 0-0 draw ahead of a Uruguayan victory in the 2026 South American Classification Championship.

“We have been dealing with a cruise missile in recent years because the equipment was even more. I met in Uruguay in the second year on the right track and it was very difficult in front of an equipment with the characteristics of (Marcelo) Bielsa’s equipment,” Batista analyzes. “Nos faltó el gol para ganar el partido” .

The technician welcomed the responsiveness of the Vinotinto players at home in front of the Celeste at the Estadio Monumental de Maturín, after the 4-0 victory in the last match against Bolivia at 4,150 meters above the level of the Maturín Mar de El Alto.

“Estoy orgulloso de los muchachos (…). Mostraron lo que somos y lo que queremos ser”, manifestó el estratega.

“Sabíamos que teníamos que dar the vuelta a la page lo as rapidly mossible” y “cambiamos el chip”, resaltó Batista en torno al duelo por the octava fecha del premundial.

“The era of the idea began with this maneuver, with this intensity, without focusing on Uruguay and pushing towards the rival,” he continued. “We’re going to tener traspiés, since the South American eliminators are very difficult (…).

Batista reacted to the contribution of young youth as mediocre offensive player Telasco Segovia or the lateral echo of Jon Aramburo when he received the paper of Jefferson Savarino from the bench.

Venezuela had to reclaim its classification as a local court against Argentina’s world ranking in October.

“The news is the coincidence of victory: I am very illusory, I am on the clear path and I do not want to expect it,” explained DT.

In terms of equality, Uruguay has ranked third in the world, except for times when Venezuela spent six months at university.

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