Uruguay defeated the United States 1-0 and Panama beat Bolivia 3-1 on Monday night, at the end of group C of the Copa América, results that dictated Panama’s qualification to the quarterfinals and the elimination of the North Americans, hosted by. the race. The Uruguayans qualify in 1st place and the Bolivians are also left out of the competition.
At the Arrowhead Stadium, home of the NFL Champions Kansas City Chiefs, Uruguay, after 3-1 against Panama and 5-0 against Bolivia, had their most complicated game against the United States so far. Especially because the United States of America, in order not to depend on others, had to win.
Nahitan Nández almost opened the scoring in the 32nd minute, earning the United States a valuable cut from Tim Riam. Former Benfica player Darwin Núñez missed another good chance (38m), in a first half marked by injuries to Uruguayan Maximiliano Araújo (left at 27m) and North American Folarin Balogun (41m).
The second half started with a shot from Weston McKennie, over the top (47m), but it was Uruguay who scored, through Mathías Olivera (66m): while on the edge, he did not like it, in the replay of the first shot. save Matt Turner.
In the final part, the United States still tried to change the result, but the efforts of Pulisic (74m) and newcomer Haji Wright (87m) did not even scare Sergio Rochet.
At the Inter&Co Stadium, in Orlando, Florida, Panama, who needed to get a better result than the United States, started well and took the lead in the 22nd minute, through José Fajardo, with a right-handed shot after after Martyr’s header.
In the second half, against the run of play, it was Bolivia who restored the tie, through Bruno Miranda, who came on in the 63rd minute and scored in the 69th, assisted by Ramiro Vaca.
Panama, however, was more effective, returning to the front in the 79th minute, also thanks to a substitute, in this case Eduardo Guerrero, who came on in the 74th minute and scored with a header in the area. The Panamanians also scored the third goal, in stoppage time (90+1m), and a new player came off the bench: introduced at 90, instead of Jovani Welch, a player from Académico de Viseu, César Yanis scored at 90+1m.
Uruguay closes the group with nine points, Panama with six points, the United States with three and Bolivia has scored no points. Uruguay and Panama await the result of Group D, to find out their opponents in the quarter finals. Colombia is already through and Brazil almost.