Uruguay took advantage of the fact that the “Canarinhos” were playing without Vinicius Junior, who was suspended for yellow cards. The Brazilians, on the other hand, were exceptionally ineffective and were unable to score a goal even at the end, despite their opponents playing with ten men from the 74th minute following Nahitan Nandez received a red card.
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The Brazilian players also did not show off in the penalty shootout – first Eder Militao missed, and then Douglas Luiz as well.
“We are going through a very important rebuilding of this team. I have only been coaching them for eight games, it is a process that we have to go through. We had some problems at the beginning of the tournament. I think we have corrected a lot of them… It is difficult considering the time we have had to spend trying to speed up the process. I think we will have more time in the future,” said Brazil coach Dorival Jr.
“It was a very intense match, once morest a very difficult opponent, when we suffered in the last minutes with a team down. But we showed character despite our young age. In the end, penalties and we won, I managed to save one shot… The truth is that it is a great happiness that this group deserves, the whole country deserves it. We are very excited, so we go for more,” said Uruguay goalkeeper Sergio Rochet.
Uruguay are on course for a record 16th Copa America triumph, as are Argentina, who will play Canada in Tuesday’s semi-final.
On the night from Saturday to Sunday Polish time, Colombia also advanced to the top four, crushing Panama 5-0. Goals for Colombia were scored by Jhon Cordoba (in the 8th minute), James Rodriguez (15th), Luis Diaz (41st), Richard Rios (70th) and Miguel Borja (90+4th).
The tournament held in the USA will last until July 14.
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