Riquelme Dream Deferred Again: Forlan, Suarez Lead Uruguay to Copa America Title

It’s been a good 12 months for Uruguay. After reaching the semifinals of last summer’s World Cup in South Africa, the Sky Blues won a record 15th Copa America title, cruising past Paraguay 3–0 in Sunday night’s final.

Luis Suarez opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a nice finish off the far post, and Diego Forlan added another one just before halftime. Forlan icied the match with his second in the final minutes.

Highlights here:

The downside, of course, is that you-know-who will be keeping her clothes on, for the most part, in public for the foreseeable future.

Published in: on July 26, 2011 at 1:25 pm  Leave a Comment  
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