The USA did the job from the first half

Doing what they wanted throughout the match, the USA beat poor Bolivia 2-0 in Dallas to open the third group of this year’s Copa America hosted at MLS stadiums and enter the competition on the right foot against a rival that didn’t create a single serious chance, unlike the many that Greg Berhalter’s players missed.

Scorers for the Americans were Pulisic in the 3rd minute and Balogan in the 43rd minute.

The match

The USA started strongly and only in the 3rd minute Pulisic with an amazing volley from outside the area sent the ball into the left “window” of the Bolivian goal and made it 1-0 for the “hosts”, scoring his 30th goal in 69 appearances with the coat of arms. Then the front four of Pulisic, Bologan, Weah and McKenney were creating chances, culminating in the son of the former Liberia international striker’s huge chance in the first quarter.

The Bolivians could not keep the ball and threaten the goal of the Americans, who had another important chance in the 36th minute with Balogan. Finally, in the 43rd minute, the 22-year-old Monaco striker received a nice ball from Pulisic and with a nice shot from inside the area made it 2-0, scoring his fourth goal in 11 matches with the national team.

The Bolivians made three changes at the start of the second half and took some steps up the pitch, but the Americans regained control and created chances, only to have a goal disallowed by VAR for offside. Consecutive changes constantly brought the Americans on the attack, who “turned up the gears” little by little and kept getting closer to 3-0 against a completely out-of-match opponent with their protagonist and fatal player Pepi.

Pepi was missing chances, after falling on the amazing Vizcarra who caught the elusive after 70′, since, despite the management of Greg Berhalter, the “hosts” found the corridors to constantly create opportunities in the opposing frames, but 2-0 stayed until the end.