Copa America

BRAZIL continue their quest for a second straight Copa America with a quarter-final clash against Chile tonight.Tite’s side cruised through the group stages with four straight wins and have the all-important home advantage for this one.

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Kick-off time: 1am
TV channel: BBC Red Button
Free live stream: BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website
Brazil XI: Ederson; Danilo, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Renan Lodi; Richarlison, Fred, Casemiro, Gabriel Jesús; Firmino, Neymar
Chile XI: Bravo; Isla, Sierralta, Medel, Mena; Vidal, Aránguiz, Pulgar; Alexis Sánchez; Vargas, E. Vegas.

AND THAT’S A WRAP
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It’s been a long but entertaining night and we could all do with a bit of rest.
The current holders of Copa America march on to the semi-finals
FULL 90 REPORT
TEN-MAN BRAZIL fight to see another day as the scrape past Chile to progress to the semi-finals.
The Brazilian boss Tite went with arguably his strongest line-up bringing Neymar, Thiago Silva and Casemiro back into the squad since resting them for the Ecuador game.
Ronan Lodi showing commiseration’s to his opponent
And albeit the host weren’t creating any clear-cut chances in the first half, the danger signs were most certainly there.
Then finally the deadlock was broken just after the interval when Lucas Paqueta made an immediate impact by scoring with arguably his first touch.
However things took a turn for the worst when Gabriel Jesus’ reckless challenge earned the Manchester City forward a red card moments later.
Claudio Bravo and Neymar pay respects to each other for a hard fought game
The Chileans applied pressure the entire second half and it seemed as if the equaliser came when they had the ball in the back of the net but thankfully for Tite and his team, VAR ruled it out for offside.
Brazil were able to hold on in the end and now they can look ahead to Tuesday’s semi-final clash against Peru.
MOTM
Who else could it be other than the man himself?
Congratulations Neymar Jr on being crowned as man of the match.

FULL TIME STATS
That is what you call a champions performance.
Dominated in possession statistics but still able to accumulate a similar shot tally with a man down for almost an entire half of the game.
But most importantly, get the victory.
Credit: Livescore
SEMI-FINALS
After a long hard fought match, the 9x Copa America winners will be taking on Peru in the semi-finals on Tuesday.
Which means that Brazil are one step closer to completing back-to-back Copa America triumphs for the first time since the 2004 and 2007 editions.

FULL TIME
The champions go marching on having scraped past Chile landing a spot in the semi-finals of Copa America.

PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
AND IT’S ALL OVERRRRRRR!
THE CHAMPIONS ARE FLAT OUT ON THEIR BACKS
BUT THEY’VE DONE IT AND THEY ARE INTO THE SEMI-FINALS!
FT: BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
90+5. NO NO NO YOU JUST DON’T DO THAT!
Carlos Palacios saw his name in lights and decided to go for a shot from miles out.
But it just kept rising and rising and now, that should be it.
The hosts are almost there.
BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
90+3. Brazil head coach Tite is trudging up and down the touch line barking orders at his team as he anxiously watches on.
The Chileans are knocking on the door as hard as they can.
BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
90+1. A change for the champions as they look to hold on for dear life.

OFF – Richarlison and Ronan Lodi
ON – Everton and Eder Militao

BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
SIX MINUTES OF ADDITIONAL TIME!
YES.. SIX!

BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
87. OOOO Neymar stop it!
The Brazilian superstar rolled the ball one way and knocked it back the other forcing Arturo Vidal to foul him and pick up a yellow card.
That was delightful.
BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
85. Chile currently have all the possession but it’s in the wrong areas.
They need to just launch the ball into the box and see where it ends up or who can get a crucial touch to knock it in.
BATTLING
Neymar is doing everything he can to see his nation to progress to the semi-finals.
Neymar needing three players to take the ball off him
BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
81. After that tremendous save, Ederson has just earned himself a yellow card for time wasting.
I never thought I’d associate Brazil with wasting time but when you are a man down and your back is to the wall, you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.
BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
77. Another substitution for Chile as they throw the kitchen sink at Brazil.

OFF – Erick Pulgar
ON – Jean Meneses

BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
76. OOOO IT ALMOST WASN’T BUT FOR EDERSON THE HERO!
Eduardo Vargas rifled a shot towards that Brazilian goal but the Manchester City keeper was able to get a strong hand to the ball.
15 MINUTES AND COUNTING
With only 15 minutes to go, will this be the goal which decides this quarter-final?

BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
73. Straight into the wall.
That is so poor from him.
BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
73. Neymar steps up and…
BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
72. Neymar makes something out of nothing by winning a free-kick on the edge of Chile’s box when he had three players surrounding him.
This is dangerous because second goal could be curtains for the visitors.
ONE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
How many goals Chile need to take this game to penalties?
Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal signaling instructions
BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
68. THE CROSSBAR! CHILE ARE PUSHING!
Blackburn star Ben Brereton’s looping header had Ederson scrambling but came crashing off the bar.
So, so unlucky lad.
BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
66. FINALLY SOME MOMENT OF MAGIC FROM NEYMAR BUT WHAT A SAVE!
The PSG star picked up on the ball on the left hand side and drove at the Chile goal leaving the defenders in his dust.
And he somehow worked a yard of space to get his shot off but Claudio Bravo’s big right hand palmed it away to safety.
BRAZIL 1-0 CHILE
63. Attacking change for Martin Lasarte’s La Roja.

OFF – Sebastian Vegas
ON – Carlos Palacios

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PERU and Paraguay are going head-to-head tonight for a place in the Copa America semi-finals.After solid performances in the group stages, both sides will fancy their chances of progressing to the next round.

Kick-off time: 10pm BST
TV channel: BBC Red Button
Live stream FREE: BBC iPlayer
Peru XI: Gallese, Corzo, C. Ramos, Santamaria, Trauco, Tapia, Yotun, Carrillo, Pena, Cueva, Lapadula.
Paraguay XI: Silva, Espinola, Gomez, Alonso, Alderete, Villasanti, Gimenez, Romero, Almiron, Samu, Avolos.

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AND THAT’S THAT
Thank you everyone for tuning in.
It’s time to get some well deserved rest, all of us.
Peru are through to the semi-finals of Copa America 2021
FULL TIME REPORT
PERU’s fairy tale story goes on as they conquer Paraguay in Brazil and progress to the semi-finals of Copa America.
Wow where to even start?
Paraguay were the favourites to qualify for the next round and once Gustavo Gomez had given them the lead only 11 minutes in, it seemed as if they were going to run riot.
Gabriel Avalos and Luis Iberico battling it out
However Peru refused to give up the battle and two goals either side of the half-way point in the first half from man of the match Gianluca Lapadula, flipped the game on its head.
Peruvian players celebrating
Then things went from bad to worse for the Paraguayan’s because the goal scorer and skipper, Gomez, was sent off for something very harsh.
But La Albirroja still kept the faith and it paid off because second in command Junior Alonso levelled up the scoring with a tidy finish at the back-post almost ten minutes after the interval.
All of a sudden, Paraguay were playing as if they had the one-man advantage by creating a lot of clear cut chances but unfortunately squandering the opportunities.
And they were made to pay for their mistakes when Yoshimar Yotun popped up with a goal on the 80th minute.
The drama wasn’t done yet though because Peruvian talisman Andre Carrillo stupidly got himself sent off five minutes later which put the wind in Paraguay’s sails.
Andre Carrillo distraught after being sent off
And after throwing the kitchen sink at the Peru back-line, Gabriel Avalos scored in injury time to take the game to penalties.
Unfortunately for La Albirroja, all of that hard work came in vein because they lost 4-3 in the penalty shootout after a rather poor display of penalties from both sides.
MOTM
Congratulations to Gianluca Lapadula for winning man of the match thanks to his brace against Paraguay.

FULL 90 STATS
Peru dominated possession but other than that, it was quite an even contest despite Paraguay having ten men.
But all of that is irrelevant and the only thing Peru will care about is the statistics at the top of the image.
Credit: Livescore
SEMI-FINALS
So with Peru’s heroic performance against Paraguay, they await either 5x World Cup Winners Brazil or 2x Copa America Winners Chile in the semi-finals.
They must be over the moon with that selection.

FULL TIME
The Peruvians conquer Paraguay 4-3 on penalties after the two teams couldn’t be separated in 90 minutes with the initial match ending 3-3.
What a game that was!
Congratulations Peru on making the Copa America Semi-Finals.

GOAAAAAAAAAAL!
AND THAT’S IT!
MIGUEL TRAUCO IS THE HERO!
PERU GO THROUGH!
AND PARAGUAY GO PACKING!
PERU 4-3 PARAGUAY
HE’S MISSED ITTTTT!
Alberto Espinola what have you done?! Pedro Gallese saved it which means advantage Peru.
He didn’t even score the rebound.
PERU 3-3 PARAGUAY
HE’S MISSED ITTTTT!
Christian Cueva sees his effort tipped over the bar by Anthony Silva.
Now we enter sudden death.
PERU 3-3 PARAGUAY
THIS IS TO WIN IT!
GOAAAAAAL!
Robert Piris matches Renato Tapia’s effort and keeps Paraguay in the tie.
PERU 3-3 PARAGUAY
GOAAAAAAL!
Finally another successful penalty. Renato Tapia shows them how it’s done.
PERU 3-2 PARAGUAY
HE’S MISSED ITTTT!
My word that was awful! Samu attempted a rugby run up and he produced a rugby shot.
PERU 2-2 PARAGUAY
HE’S MISSED ITTTTT!
Santiago Ormeno witnesses his penalty saved by Anthony Silva.
PERU 2-2 PARAGUAY
HE’S MISSED ITTTT!
Hector Martinez’ shot went waaaaayyy over the bar!
PERU 2-2 PARAGUAY
GOAAAAAAAAAL!
You cheeky bugger Yoshimar Yotun. The Peruvian paneka’d his penalty successfully unlike Aguero.
PERU 2-2 PARAGUAY
GOAAAAAAL!
Junior Alonso converts his penalty, well done lad.
PERU 1-2 PARAGUAY
GOAAAAAAAL!
Gianluca Lapadula hits the back of the net for the third time.
PERU 1-1 PARAGUAY
GOAAAAAAAAAL!
Angel Romero sticks his penalty away coolly.
PERU 0-1 PARAGUAY
PARAGUAY WILL GO FIRST IN TAKING THE PENALTIES!
COMING IN CLUTCH
Gabriel Avalos saved the day for Paraguay and his 90th minute goal is the reason this match has gone to penalties.

PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
THE FULL TIME WHISTLE GOES!
WHAT A GAME THIS HAS BEEN!
NO EXTRA TIME SO IT’S STRAIGHT TO PENALTIES!
PERU 3-3 PARAGUAY
FIVE MINUTES OF ADDITIONAL TIME!
GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!
THIS GAME IS UNBELIEVABLEEEEEEEE!
PARAGUAY HAVE DONE ITTTTTTTTTT!
IN THE 90TH MINUTE IT’S GABRIEL AVALOS!
PERU 3-3 PARAGUAY
PERU 3-2 PARAGUAY
86. Well that’s not how I expected Andre Carrillo’s night to end but with this referee in charge, anything is possible.

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