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Adam Booker·28 juin 2024
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Adam Booker·28 juin 2024
We continue with more Copa América action as we head into the weekend, and now we turn our attention to Group D, which was still very much up for grabs coming into the night. Here is what went down
Scorers: Vinicius 35âČ, 45+5âČ, SĂĄvio 43âČ, Paqueta (P) 65âČ ; Alderete 48âČ
Brazil opened the floodgates with an emphatic win against Uruguay to get their Copa América campaign back on track.
Brazil appeared to be headed down a dark path when Lucas PaquetĂĄ blazed his penalty-kick wide after a hand-ball in the box, but the West Ham man was bailed out when Vinicius Junior finally opened Brazilâs account at the competition, alleviating plenty of pressure.
It went from good to great for the Brazilians when surprise started SĂĄvio got in on the action to double the lead just minutes before Vinicius secured his brace to all but kill the game.
Paraguay pulled one back after the break thanks to Omar Alderete, perhaps making Brazil sweat just a bit.
That sweat dissipated relatively quickly however, as Lucas PaquetĂĄ righted his earlier wrong by converting from the penalty-spot, putting the final touches a dominant half-hour.
It got far worse for Paraguay when AndrĂ©s Cubas appeared to kick out at a Brazilian player and was given his marching orders â a final nail in the Paraguayan coffin.
Scorers: DĂaz 31âČ, SĂĄnchez 60âČ, CĂłrdoba 63âČ
Colombia cruised into the quarter-finals, thumping a previously stubborn Costa Rica side.
Costa Rica had already shown that they would be a tough nut to crack when they held Brazil to a goalless draw last time out, and they were proving equally tough against Colombia to start the night.
While Los Cafeteros pushed for the opener, the Costa Rican reaguard stood tall until the half-hour mark when a rush of blood to the keeperâs head gifted Colombia the chance to snatch the lead.
For some reason, Patrick Sequeira came rushing out of his goal to close down a Colombian attacker, but he clattered into that attacker in the process to force the referee into awarding a penalty-kick. Up stepped Luis DĂaz to coolly dispatch the spot-kick.
It was much of the same after the restart, as Colombia pushed for the second goal that would give them an unssailable lead, and they found that breathing room thanks to Davinson SĂĄnchez, who headed home form a corner on the hour-mark.
The floodgates appeared to open from there and it only took three minutes for Jhon CĂłrdoba made the most of his start by getting in behind the Costa Rica defence thanks to a line-splitting James RodrĂguez pass before firing home the third on the night.