Copa América

FT Monday, June 28, 2021
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Uruguay DLDWW 1
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Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos

Match Report

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Edinson Cavani scores as Uruguay beat Paraguay 1-0 at Copa America

An Edinson Cavani penalty sealed an easy 1-0 win for Uruguay against neighbours Paraguay at the Copa America.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
0
51.3
Possession
48.7
4
SHOTS
18
0
ON GOAL
6
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
446
Accurate Passes
423
538
Passes
507
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
52
32
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
20
Interceptions
10
17
Effective Clearances
11
17
Clearances
11

Head to Head

URU leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

URU · 4-3-2-1

  1. 1Fernando MusleraG
  2. 3Diego GodínCD-L
  3. 2José María GiménezCD-R
  4. 17Matías ViñaLB
  5. 8Nahitan NándezRB
  6. 5Matías VecinoCM
  7. 6Rodrigo BentancurCM-L
  8. 15Federico ValverdeCM-R
  9. 21Edinson CavaniF
  10. 7Nicolás de la CruzCF-L
  11. 10Giorgian de ArrascaetaCF-R

PAR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Antony SilvaG
  2. 6Júnior AlonsoCD-L
  3. 2Robert RojasCD-R
  4. 3Omar AldereteLB
  5. 13Alberto EspínolaRB
  6. 23Mathías VillasantiCM-L
  7. 5Gastón GiménezCM-R
  8. 11Ángel RomeroLM
  9. 18Braian SamudioRM
  10. 9Gabriel ÁvalosCF-L
  11. 10Miguel AlmirónCF-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Uruguay 1, Paraguay 0. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  2. 33' Substitution, Paraguay. Óscar Romero replaces Miguel Almirón because of an injury.
  3. 43' Omar Alderete (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Uruguay. Sebastián Coates replaces Diego Godín.
  5. 57' Substitution, Paraguay. Carlos González replaces Gabriel Ávalos.
  6. 57' Substitution, Uruguay. Martín Cáceres replaces Matías Vecino.
  7. 57' Substitution, Paraguay. Héctor Martínez replaces Alberto Espínola.
  8. 67' Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Torres replaces Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
  9. 68' Substitution, Uruguay. Luis Suárez replaces Edinson Cavani.
  10. 73' Substitution, Paraguay. Adrián Cubas replaces Braian Samudio.
  11. 74' Substitution, Paraguay. Richard Sánchez replaces Gastón Giménez.
  12. 76' Substitution, Uruguay. Lucas Torreira replaces Federico Valverde.
  13. 81' Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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