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The first-half was rather timid for both teams with neither wanting to slip up and play from behind. Italian forwards Mario Balotelli and Ciro Immobile saw very little of the ball and did not produce a single shot on target between them. Both were taken out in the second-half as previously mentioned, Italy only needed a tie.
Uruguayan forwards Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani similarly had a slow start to the match and did not test keeper Buffon in the first-half either. Since Uruguay's situation was different the two had to stay in the game as the best scoring options for the South Americans.
Italy's defense is always stout and with Uruguay's offense not playing particularly sharp, the match seemed to be heading towards a favorable result for the Italians. However a clumsy foul by Claudio Marchisio resulted in a red card and Italy had to play the last half-hour with ten men. The foul was not especially malicious, but the midfielder did leave his studs up and had to watch the rest of the match from the sideline.
Italy did not have much to complain about with Marchisio's red card, but later in the game an incident with Suárez gave them just cause for protests. Anyone who follows European football knows the good come with the bad for Suárez. He started this past Premier League season suspended for a second incident of bitting a player (Chelsea's Ivanovic). Today for a third time Suárez was caught on camera, but not by the ref, biting the shoulder of Italy's Chiellini. No action was taken on the field, but you can bet FIFA will step in and give Suárez a substantial punishment for his repetitive misconduct.
Moments after the assault by Suárez, Uruguay scored a late goal to pull ahead. On a corner-kick, captain Diego Godín was in the box and won the header to beat keeper Buffon (81'). With only ten men and a few minutes left, Italy could not respond.
Italy had a good start to the tournament, but the loss to Costa Rica was unexpected and put added pressure going forward. Uruguay did well to bounce back from a first game loss to win the next two. Suárez was outstanding against England, reckless against Italy, and likely banned for the rest of the World Cup.
Italy's defense is always stout and with Uruguay's offense not playing particularly sharp, the match seemed to be heading towards a favorable result for the Italians. However a clumsy foul by Claudio Marchisio resulted in a red card and Italy had to play the last half-hour with ten men. The foul was not especially malicious, but the midfielder did leave his studs up and had to watch the rest of the match from the sideline.
Italy did not have much to complain about with Marchisio's red card, but later in the game an incident with Suárez gave them just cause for protests. Anyone who follows European football knows the good come with the bad for Suárez. He started this past Premier League season suspended for a second incident of bitting a player (Chelsea's Ivanovic). Today for a third time Suárez was caught on camera, but not by the ref, biting the shoulder of Italy's Chiellini. No action was taken on the field, but you can bet FIFA will step in and give Suárez a substantial punishment for his repetitive misconduct.
Moments after the assault by Suárez, Uruguay scored a late goal to pull ahead. On a corner-kick, captain Diego Godín was in the box and won the header to beat keeper Buffon (81'). With only ten men and a few minutes left, Italy could not respond.
Italy had a good start to the tournament, but the loss to Costa Rica was unexpected and put added pressure going forward. Uruguay did well to bounce back from a first game loss to win the next two. Suárez was outstanding against England, reckless against Italy, and likely banned for the rest of the World Cup.
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