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Flamengo's Left Back Cleared to Return to the Club for the Brasileirão

Uruguay and Chile ended in a draw this Tuesday (09), in the 18th round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. The 0-0 at Chile's National Stadium kept the home team at the bottom of the table. The visitors, however, were already qualified and had left back Matías Viña from Flamengo among the starters.

The first chance was created by Chile at nine minutes. Defender Echeverría shot from outside the box, but the ball went too high. At 16’, Uruguay responded with Darwin Núñez, also from outside the box, but goalkeeper Vigouroux saved it. The Chileans had two more opportunities with Cepeda, but the score remained 0-0 in the first half.

And the second half?

The second half seemed like a replay of the first. After all, the Chileans had the quality to trouble the already qualified Uruguayans. Thus, the Chilean team is nearing its worst campaign in the Qualifiers, having scored only 12 points in 2002. Currently, the home team has 11.

How did Viña perform?

The Flamengo player was quite active in the match, playing all 90 minutes. He touched the ball 54 times, succeeded in all his tackles, and missed only six passes. Thus, Viña returned to the Uruguayan National Team after a serious injury to his right leg.

And now, Viña?

With Uruguay qualified for the World Cup and Chile out as the worst team, the players bid farewell to their respective national teams and return to their clubs. Viña, for example, is once again available to Filipe Luís for the match between Flamengo and Juventude this Sunday (14), for the Brasileirão.

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