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Kevin Silva missed a goal in incredible fashion in the Copa Sudamericana clash

In the Copa Sudamericana, a mistake by Kevin Silva while wearing the Montevideo City Torque shirt sealed a 2-1 defeat against Deportivo Riestra in Bajo Flores and became one of the most memorable plays of the 2026 edition of the tournament. Footage of the play quickly went viral because it is unbelievable how the sequence did not end in a goal.

In the match played this Wednesday at the Pedro Bidegaín Stadium, the Argentine defender squandered an exceptional scoring chance with the game tied, which ended up tipping the balance in favor of the home side, who claimed their first international victory.

In the 29th minute of the first half, at the venue also known as the Nuevo Gasómetro, Silva found himself alone in front of goal after a chaotic play in the six-yard box. With goalkeeper Ignacio Arce absent, still lying on the grass after a rebound, the Argentine full-back failed to take advantage and his shot sailed over the crossbar, despite having the entire goal at his disposal.

The bizarre play was not only decisive on the scoreboard: Silva’s miss had immediate consequences for the mood of the Uruguayan team and was described on social media as “one of the most unbelievable missed goals of 2026 so far” or, simply, “the miss of the year.”

The incident was preceded by a corner kick taken from the left; after a poor clearance by the home goalkeeper, the ball fell to Salomón, who struck it clearly toward goal. The unexpected intervention of Silva, who appeared unmarked, tried to finish it to make sure of the goal, but instead sent the ball over the crossbar. The play left Uruguayan fans stunned, since the goalkeeper had no chance whatsoever of stopping the ball in that situation.

Silva, 23, came through at Rosario Central and also had a spell with Alvarado of Mar del Plata, which plays in the Torneo Federal A. He joined the Uruguayan side in February of this season and has played eight matches, five in the Uruguayan league and three in the Copa Sudamericana.

The impact of the play became clear just minutes later. After the Uruguayans had taken the lead with a stunning free-kick goal by Facundo Silvera, Deportivo Riestra capitalized on that mistake to make it 2-1 through a brace from Juan Randazzo. The goal gave the Villa Soldati club a boost of confidence in its international campaign.

For Montevideo City Torque, the sequence was an emotional blow they could not recover from, leaving the sense that the final outcome could have been very different.

With this victory, Riestra is second in the standings with 4 points, two behind the Uruguayans. Gremio of Porto Alegre has 3 points, but will play later (9:30 p.m.) against Palestino (1) in Chile.

In the next round, Riestra will host Gremio on Tuesday, May 5, starting at 7:00 p.m. The following day, Montevideo City Torque will host Palestino

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