Pereira celebrates the first goal of the afternoon. Picture Liverpool (U).
The Opening of the Uruguayan soccer championship is on fire. With two goals from Federico Pereira, Liverpool prevailed before the CityTorque and, in another game, he was three points behind the leader Sports Maldonado. The match was played hours after the Premier League names played in England, with victory also for the team from the city of Los Beatles.
Calendar coincidences, arguably Liverpool and the city they played on the same day, on different courts, for different tournaments and with different ticket prices.
In the morning, at Wembley, Liverpool prevailed 3-2 with a goal from Konate and two of handni FA Cup. Local goals are Oily Y Silva. In the afternoon, at Montevideoagain it was a victory for Liverpool -pronounced Liverpúl-, but this time with a brace from Pereira.
Pereira celebrates the second goal of “Liverpúl”. Photo: Liverpool (U)
The opportunity is possible because of the calendar and mainly because since 2007 the Torque Athletic Club became a public limited company operated by City Football Groupalso owns Manchester City, which in 2020 changed the name of the Montevideo City Torque institution.
Liverpool de Montevideo has not been renamed, it has had a name since 1915 inspired by the English club but with different names: theirs is black and blue.
Like the City but in Montevideo
City Football Group is a holding company owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates. Why did they focus their eyes on Uruguay and Torque?
“In some countries we are investing because we believe that football, although it is not the mother sport today, will grow in the coming years. They are markets like China, the United States, India and Australia. But in other countries we are entering because of its quality in producing talented soccer players and this is the case of Uruguay. It is very beneficial for us as a first adventure on the continent “, said Argentine Germán Brunati, sports director of Torque and scout of the city Group in South America last year.
“And why Torque? We’re not looking for a big club, which is already established and has fans because that requires short -term results and our project is medium and long -term. We want a club where we can implement our strategy. We found Torque, which is a young club, which has not yet entered the First Division, which is owned by a family.It has no debts.And it has basic infrastructure.We came and started implementing things almost on a blank canvas , “explained the leader. .
Source: Clarin