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The America Cup took its first lap and left a much clearer picture of what will be played on this second day that will begin with the Group A clashes Argentina-Chile and Peru-Canada. Without a doubt, the two big news after playing the initial eight games occurred in Group D with Brazil’s draw against Costa Rica and Venezuela’s victory in Zone B against Ecuador, which came to this event as one of the teams that seeks to be the surprise of the contest.
The start had the expected triumphs of Argentina (about Canada), Uruguay (before Panama) and Colombia (against Paraguay), three teams that in the previous one started with the expectation of fighting for the crown. The Albiceleste leads with three units and a victory over the Red this Tuesday, June 25, could already classify him to the quarterfinals, taking into account that he will jump to the MetLife Stadium with the close result of the clash between Peruvians and Canadians in the Children’s Mercy Park from Kansas City.
The most favorable result for Lionel Scaloni’s team It would be a draw in the previous one and a victory over the Chileanswhich would place it in the next instance as leader of the area when there is still one date left (Saturday, June 29 against Peru). If you pass the round as the leader, you will play Thursday, July 4 at NRG Stadium from Houston against the second in Group B. If they qualify as second, they will face the leader of B on Friday, July 5 in the AT&T Stadium from Texas.
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The situation in B has today Venezuela and Mexico as leaders, after prevailing against Ecuador and Jamaica for minimal advantages respectively. This Wednesday, June 26, the outlook for this group will be clearer because the two leaders will meet in the SoFi Stadium from Los Angeles, but in the previous shift Ecuadorians and Jamaicans will be found in the Allegiant Stadium of Nevada.
Those led by the Spanish Félix Sánchez Bas arrived in the United States with a squad with several promising surnames such as Piero Hincapié (22 years old), Moisés Caicedo (22), Jeremy Sarmiento (22) or Kendry Páez (17), among the most notable. However, the Red wine of the Argentine Fernando Batista stepped firmly to surprise with a 2-1 victory that leaves him one step away from qualifying for the quarterfinals.
The detail: the best performance of the Venezuelans in a Copa América was the fourth place they obtained in the 2011 edition that was held in Argentine territory.
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Zone C, for its part, had the most logical start to the tournament with the celebrations of USA (in view of Bolivia) and of Uruguay (about Panama). And everything could be resolved this Thursday because the Americans will meet the Panamanians in the Mercedes Benz Stadium of Atlanta and the Sky blue will go against the Bolivian team in the last round of that day in the MetLife Stadium.
If both win their presentations, they will secure their tickets to the quarterfinals and it will only remain to decide on the last date between them who will qualify as leader of the Group: Uruguay and the United States will play the third date on Monday, July 1 at the Arrowhead Stadium from Kansas City.
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Finally, the great novelty without a doubt of the Copa América came with the 0-0 draw that concluded Costa Rica in view of Brazil in it SoFi Stadiumwhich added to the previous victory of Colombia against Paraguay in the first turn.
With the Argentine’s coffee blend Nestor Lorenzo At the top, the second shift of day number 2 in the area will be high voltage because the brazilians they will go to the Allegiant Stadium of Nevada to find themselves against a Albirroja that she will be forced to succeed so as not to say goodbye to the contest (Friday June 28). While in the previous one you will find Costa Rica and Colombia in it State Farm Stadium from Arizona.
And there will be a piece of information hovering over the performance of the Yellowgreen this Friday that sets off alarms in Brazilian territory. The champion country of the Copa América in 9 occasions and runner-up 12 other times had his worst performance in history with the elimination in the group stage of the 2016 Centennial edition which was also carried out in the United States, beyond Nor could it overcome the area in the 1987 version that took place in Argentina when the contest had another format.
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