🤦‍♂️An inexplicable sub: Valverde’s exit on everyone’s mind

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·27 June 2026

🤦‍♂️An inexplicable sub: Valverde’s exit on everyone’s mind

Uruguay exits in the group stage for the second World Cup in a row, but this time controversy stole all the attention.

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Even before kickoff, there was already plenty of talk about conflict between Marcelo Bielsa and his squad, and the substitutions offered yet another sign of it.

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😳🇺🇾 Ojo al lío que hay dentro del plantel de Uruguay, con discrepancias entre Marcelo Bielsa y un grupo de jugadores en la antesala al cruce vital vs España… ⚠️ Hoy Sergio Rochet, Manu Ugarte, Rodrigo Bentancur y Fede Valverde pidieron HABLAR EN PRIVADO con el DT para decirle
– Friday, 26 June 2026

Before the hour mark, "El Loco" decided to take off Fede Valverde, the captain of this team, and after the match he only explained that he did it to add more presence in the box.

¡¡BIELSA SACÓ A FEDE VALVERDE!! En los primeros minutos del segundo tiempo, Marcelo Bielsa tomó la decisión de sacar a Fede Valverde del partido ante España. Necesitando goles y experiencia, El Loco sacó de la cancha al capitán de la Selección de Uruguay. Pase lo que pase, será
– Saturday, 27 June 2026

Without a doubt, it was a substitution that will stay in everyone’s memory.

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