THE Colombia she showed her teeth eliminating Brazil on penalties (0-0, 4-2) and securing a place in the semi-finals of the Copa America. There he will face her Colombia, which destroyed Panama 5-0.
The semi-final derby lived up to its character, with the game being quite balanced and very tough. Nunes and Rafinia had the biggest chances of the match on either side, while “celeste” was left with ten in the 74th minute due to the dismissal of Nantes cvery hard marking on Rodrigo.
In the penalty shootout, Rosset blocked his attempt Militao and Douglas Lewis hit the post, and although Alisson saved Jimenez’s effort afterwards, Ugarte was on target with the final penalty for Uruguay.
In contrast, the other quarter-final had no… drama at all, as Colombia turned it into a one-role performance. Cordova opened the scoring in the 8th minute, in the 15th minute James Rodríguez made it 2-0 with a penalty and Luis Diaz finished the match from the 41st minute for 3-0. Richard Rios in the 70′ and Miguel Borja with a penalty in the 94′ gave dimensions of triumph to their team’s victory.
The schedule of the semi-finals
Argentina-Canada (10/7, 3:00)
Uruguay-Colombia (11/7, 3:00)
Source: Sport Fm
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