Alejandro Gómez converted a pass from Messi in the fifth minute to tie the score 1-0 with a goal from Bolivian goalkeeper Carlos Lampe. Following Gómez’s error, Messi scored from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute to make it 2-0. In the 41st minute, Barcelona star Sergio Agüero found the back of the net in the opposite half of the field, Lambe left the goal, and Messi bounced the ball between the crossing posts. In the second half, Bolivian Erwin Savetra (59′) tied 3-1 and substitute Latro Martínez (65′) tied 3-1.
Uruguay beat Paraguay 1-0 at the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Edinson Cavani converted a penalty in the 20th minute. Bolivia and Venezuela were eliminated in the first round. Peru faces Chile and Brazil meets Uruguay in the quarterfinals on Friday. Colombia faces Paraguay and Ecuador faces Argentina on Saturday.
Messi-Gala Pea Copa America
The Argentine team, led by Lionel Messi, finished the group stage of the Copa América series with a clear victory. The 4-1 match against Bolivia was Lionel Messi’s 148th cap, making him Argentina’s record holder.
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Numerous cases of corona virus
The Copa América was briefly transferred to Brazil after the resignation of the Argentine organizer due to the coronavirus situation there. CONMEBOL, the South American soccer association, has come under fire ever since, because Brazil remains an epidemic hotspot.
Latin America’s largest country has recorded more than half a million coronavirus deaths, the highest in the United States alone. According to CONMEBOL, at least 166 CoV infections have been reported in the Copa América so far, most of them among logistics personnel.
Copa America in Brazil
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