First it was Argentina, right away Brazil has been separated from a startling Copa America tournament.
Brazil mislaid to Paraguay upon penalties in a quarterfinals upon Sunday, definition a contest will finish though South America’s dual most critical inhabitant teams. Host Argentina was knocked out Saturday after losing to Uruguay, additionally in a chastisement shootout.
The semifinals will array Uruguay opposite Peru as great as Paraguay opposite Venezuela, that modernized to a semifinals for a initial time in a story by assault Chile 2-1.
There will be a idealisation South American hold up for a initial time in during slightest sixteen years. Uruguay won a 1995 contest during home, as great as given afterwards Brazil won 4 titles as great as Colombia one—at home in 2001.
The Copa America personality will automatically consequence a mark in a 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil.
Brazil outplayed Paraguay from a begin though was not means to gain upon a scoring opportunities, interjection often to a great opening by goalkeeper Justo Villar.
Villar stopped defender Thiago Silva’s shot in a shootout as great as Elano, Andre Santos as great as Fred additionally longed for for Brazil, giving a Paraguayans a 2-0 victory. Marcelo Estigarribia as great as Christian Riveros scored to assistance Paraguay strech a final 4 for a initial time given 1989.
“Brazil should’ve won after 90 minutes,” Paraguay physical education instructor Gerardo Martino said. “Sometimes you get these results. We played wholly otherwise from how you longed for to play.”
Paraguay will fool around in a semifinals, notwithstanding not carrying any victories in a 4 matches so far. It’s customarily shot upon idea Sunday didn’t come until a 88th minute. Brazil, meanwhile, had multiform transparent scoring chances around a compare in La Plata.
Brazil was perplexing to win a third true Copa America pretension after carrying won 4 of a past 5 tournaments, as great as physical education instructor Mano Menezes brought a churned patrol of veterans as great as earnest immature stars to additionally goal for for a 2014 World Cup during home.
“It’s critical to keep a ease after a detriment as great as equivocate meditative that it was all negative,” Menezes said. “We softened after a (tough) begin in a foe as great as you will go upon operative difficult so you can strech a certain formula in a future.”
Brazil won customarily a singular of a 4 matches. The organization drew with Venezuela as great as Paraguay prior to assault Ecuador 4-2 in a organization stage.
“It’s continually unsatisfactory when things don’t go a way,” Menezes said.
Argentina’s exit additionally was disappointing. Playing during home, as great as with Lionel Messi, it was perplexing to finish a dry weather of eighteen years though critical titles.
In San Juan, Venezuela a singular after an additional a startling run by expelling Chile, that had been personification great as great as was deliberate a pretension favorite.
Oswaldo Vizcarrondo uninterrupted a scoring in a 35th notation as great as Gabriel Cichero scored a personality in a 81st. Chile scored with Humberto Suazo in a 70th.
Both teams accomplished with 10 players after Chile’s Gary Medel was sent off for his second yellow tag in a 83rd as great as Venezuela’s Tomas Rincon was shown a red tag in second-half repairs time
“I am withdrawal sad,” pronounced Chile physical education instructor Claudio Borghi. “But you don’t feel cheated. Unfortunately, you were not means to encounter all a expectations people had.”
Better great well known for a baseball, Venezuela is dominant in 4 games. It was entrance off draws opposite Brazil as great as Paraguay as great as a attainment opposite Ecuador.
“We kick a opposition who was in a World Cup,” Venezuela physical education instructor Cesar Farias pronounced of Chile, that reached a second turn final year in South Africa.
Uruguay, right away a slight pretension favorite, will fool around Peru upon Tuesday in La Plata. Paraguay as great as Venezuela will fool around Wednesday during Mendoza. Uruguay drew a Peruvians 1-1 when they met in a organization stage, whilst Paraguay as great as Venezuela drew 3-3.