The match began with Italy just needing to get a draw, to go through to the second round of the tournament, while Uruguay needed to win the match in order to advance to the next round.
It was an ill tempered physical match. The Italian midfielder Claudio Marchisio was given a red card and sent off, for a dangerous stud - up challenge on Arevalo Egidio.
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| Luis Suarez Of Uruguay |
The Azzuris defended well even though they played ten against eleven. The only goal of the match came through a corner kick, which hit the back of Godin and beat the goalkeeper - Buffon into the net for a 1 - 0 scoreline.
A moment before the goal was scored, Luis Suarez seemed to have biten Chiellini on his shoulder, when they clashed.
Chiellini tried to show the referee the spot where he was biten, but the referee did not pay attention to him.
With this result, Uruguay finished second on the table with 6 points, just a point behind table topper Costa Rica, which played a goaless draw against England in their last match.
Italy finished with 3 points while England managed to get only a point. Both teams are now on their way back home, after a very disappointing performances. Read also: africanfootie.blogspot.com
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