On the night of Monday to Tuesday, in Rio de Janeiro, Uruguay beat Chile for the last day of the group stage of the Copa America thanks to a goal from Parisian striker Edinson Cavani, at the very end of the game. (82nd).
In an unspectacular meeting, El Matador finally allowed the Celeste to win thanks to a precise header which deceived Gabriel Arias close to the post. Uruguay thus finished in first place in Group C and will face Peru in the quarter-finals. Chile, defending champion, also qualifies despite this setback but will have to face Colombia, the only team in the tournament to have finished with nine points (3 wins, 0 goals conceded).
“We played well at times, with the attitude and mentality to win the game. We wanted to qualify in first place to leave a good image and keep this positive attitude.“said Edinson Cavani at the end of the game.
Not to miss
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Japan and Ecuador allow Paraguay to qualify
In the other game of the night, Japan and Ecuador drew 1-1 in Belo Horizonte. After opening the scoring with an error from the Ecuadorian goalkeeper (15th), Japan conceded the equalizer through Mena (35th).
Both teams are eliminated but qualify Paraguay for the quarter-finals of the tournament. Albirroja, who finished third in Group B, qualify with a better goal difference than Japan and will attempt the feat against Brazil on Thursday in Porto Alegre.
The quarter-final posters
- Brazil – Paraguay (Friday, 2:30 a.m.)
- Venezuela – Argentina (Friday, 9 p.m.)
- Uruguay – Peru (Saturday, 9 p.m.)
- Colombia – Chile (Saturday, 1 a.m.)
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