The latest addition of the South American Youth Championships finished last week with Uruguay emerging triumphant to claim their first title at this level for 36 years. Their victory ensures them a place at the U20 World Cup in South Korea and they will be joined by Ecuador, surprise package Venezuela and an underwhelming Argentina. Meanwhile, Brazil were the big disappointment and Colombia also failed to live up to expectations.
Nevertheless, the tournament remains a great place to see young talent and there were impressive individual performers across the board, even in those teams that collectively didn’t amaze. The likes of Neymar, Edinson Cavani and Arturo Vidal have all starred in previous editions of the Sudamericano and we could see some of the current crop follow in their footsteps in the years to come.
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