US eradicated from Copa America; falls to Uruguay and Panama advances

Uruguay dashed the hopes of america. With a aim from Mathías Olivera validated by the VAR, the Celeste confirmed its candidacy as a contender to win the Copa América by profitable 1-0 on the Arrowhead stadium in Kansas Metropolis, the place the workforce with the celebs and stripes was eradicated from Group C.

The Uruguayans, leaders and with their qualification secured for the reason that earlier match, determined the match in a set-piece play. In the midst of a minimum of three defenders, ahead Darwin Núñez completed off a cross from Nicolás de la Cruz and Olivera, all the time attentive to the rebound from goalkeeper Matt Turner, despatched the ball into the online within the 66th minute.

Given the Individuals’ insistence on an alleged offside, Peruvian referee Kevin Ortega waited for his assistants to assessment the VAR and subsequently validated the Uruguayan aim after not discovering any offside place. The morale blow for the present champion of the Concacaf Nations League was irreversible, particularly given the mix of outcomes.

With the identical factors as Panama, the eye of the workforce led by Gregg Berhalter was additionally centered on the duel with its rival. For a couple of minutes, the Panamanians made issues tough for themselves by quickly tying Bolivia, however they lastly gained 3-1 and sealed their ticket to the subsequent section.

José Fajardo (22), Eduardo Guerrero (79) and César Yanis (90+1), the scorers of the objectives for Bolivia’s third defeat, additionally performed the position of executioners towards america. Simply as occurred to Mexico on Sunday towards Ecuador, the primary consultant of Concacaf mentioned goodbye to the continental event within the first spherical, positioned in third place with three factors, one lower than the Tricolor and three lower than the Canaleros.

Thus, as an rising competitor, Panama adopted within the footsteps of Uruguay, which yesterday didn’t have coach Marcelo Bielsa resulting from suspension, and can search a spot within the sudden semi-finals on its journey.