Uruguay and Colombia, two credible candidates for the final victory, delivered an expected standoff this Saturday in the quarter-finals of the Copa America (0-0, 4-2 at the tabs). Since the start of the competition, the two teams have shown themselves to be very solid and not very prolific despite the presence of high-level attacking duos: Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani for Uruguay; Duvan Zapata and Luis Muriel for Colombia.
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The two flagship attackers of Atalanta were the first to stand out shortly after half an hour of play. Muriel launched a well-constructed action that Zapata was unable to conclude due to a saving return from José Giménez. The two men returned the cover ten minutes later (45th). Well launched in depth, Zapata stumbled on Fernando Muslera before Muriel, who had followed well, missed the target.
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Deserved qualification for Colombia
The formation of Reinaldo Rueda dominated the meeting and could have avoided a penalty shootout without a great Muslera who released a beautiful parry on a header from Zapata (72nd). La Celeste did not offer much and ended up breaking with “penos”.
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If Cavani and Suarez did not tremble, Giménez and Matias Vina suffered the law of a David Ospina of great evenings. The Colombians have transformed all their attempts and will challenge Argentina, easy winner of Ecuador (3-0), in the semi-finals on Wednesday.
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