Jul 3, 2021 - 08:30 am By Staff Reporter
Brazil 1-0 Chile
Ten-man Brazil booked their place in the semi-finals of the 2021 Copa America after defeating Chile 1-0 on Friday night.
Marquinhos, Renan Lodi and Roberto Firmino were the only players to retain their places after the 1-1 draw with Ecuador as Tite made eight changes.
Chile, who finished fourth in Group B, had the pleasure bringing Alexis Sanchez in the side from injury.
Despite the attacking talent on display, it was substitute Lucas Paqueta who got the only goal of the game just a minute after replacing Roberto Firminoo at the start of the second half.
¡Roja y cárcel! El patadón de Gabriel Jesús a Eugenio Mena
En el minuto 48, el delantero del Manchester City dio un tremendo golpe a Eugenio Mena y el juez Patricio Loustau no dudo en mostrar la tarjeta roja.
Un patadón. Eso fue lo que propinó
Gabriel Jesús a Eugenio Mena, en una jugada que dejó a Brasil con diez jugadores, en el minuto 48 del duelo ante Chile.
El delantero del Manchester City fue con una patada voladora a buscar el balón, pero terminó impactando el rostro del lateral izquierdo. Afortunadamente, el futbolista de Racing Club pudo continuar jugando.
Ten-man Brazil edge Chile 1-0 to set Copa America semi-final with Peru Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Lucas Paqueta’s second-half strike was enough for defending champions Brazil to hold off determined Chile 1-0 on Friday and book a Copa America semi-final showdown with Peru.
Second-half substitute Paqueta made an instant impact, finding a gap in Chile’s defense and firing into the back of the net in the 47th minute to put Brazil up 1-0.
Less than two minutes later, however, Brazil were reduced to 10 men when Gabriel Jesus’s reckless high kick caught Eugenio Mena in the face and drew a straight red card.
Richarlison puts in shift as Brazil beat Chile
The hosts are through to the semi-finals to take on Peru next in the Copa America
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Despite topping Group B and cruising to the quarter finals of the Copa America, Brazil had to work hard to beat former winners Chile to book their spot in the semi-finals of the 2021 edition of the premier CONMEBOL competition.
Reduced to ten men soon after scoring early in the second half, the hosts then had to bunker down in a rearguard action for almost a whole half as they held off a toothless Chilean side.