While the events of the 1/8 finals of the European Championship 2020 are being discussed in full on the European subcontinent, Copa America continues to gain its defenses in the other part of the world..
At the end of the next game day, the final position of the teams within the framework of group A was determined, which allowed us to finally form the type of the quarterfinal grid.
The leader of the first quartet, the Argentine national team, this evening met with an obvious outsider - Bolivia, which still had a zero value in the "
Lionel Messi in the match at the Pantanal Arena in Cuiaba scored two goals at once during the first half, to which he also managed to score an assist before the break. In the second half, the opponents won back one goal, but Lautaro Martinez put an end to the final third of the game.
Bolivia - Argentina 1: 4.
Goals: Saavedra, 60 - Gomez, 6, Messi, 33 (pen. ), 42, Lautaro Martinez, 65.
Bolivia: Lampe - Saavedra (Villarroel, 85), Akin, Jusino, Fernandez (Vayar, 81) - Justiniano - Chura (Vaca, 61), Vaca, Cespedes (Sagredo, 61), Bejarano - Alvarez (Ramalho, 61).
Argentina: Armani - Montiel, Pessella, Lisandro Martinez, Acuna - Rodriguez (Paredes, 71), Palacios (Dominguez, 71) - Correa (Lo Celso, 64), Messi, Gomez (Alvarez, 56) - Aguero (Lautaro Martinez, 63.
Warnings: Ramalho, Viyar - Akunya.
In a parallel fight, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, the fate of the second line in this quintet was decided. Uruguay and Paraguay equally claimed success, although the guests only needed a draw for the final success. However, after Edinson Cavani realized a penalty in the middle of the first half, the team of Eduardo Berisso could not adequately respond to their rivals (0: 1).
Uruguay 1-0 Paraguay.
Goal: Cavani, 21 (pen. ) Uruguay: Muslera - Nandez, Godin (Coates, 46), Jimenez, Vina - Valverde (Torreira, 76), Vecino (Caceres, 57), Bentancourt - De La Cruz, Cavani (Suarez, 68), de Arrascaeta (Torres,.
Paraguay:
Silva - Espinola (Martinez, 57), Rojas, Alonso, Alderete - Zamudio (Cubas, 73), Villasanti, Jimenez (Sanchez, 74), Romero - Almiron (Romero, 33), Avalos (Gonzalez, 57).
Warnings: Alderete, Alonso.
As a result, Argentina moved from the first place in its group to the fourth team of Group B - Ecuador, and the runner-up Uruguay will play against Colombia, which in its quintet is located on the third line. Both matches will be held on July 4, at 4:00 and 1:00 Kyiv time, respectively.