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The former River Salomón Rondón, from prisonscored the only goal and the blunt archer He stopped a shot from the 12 steps of Orbelín Pineda that would have meant the tie,
After its first victory against Mexico in an official match, the Venezuelan team qualified to the quarterfinals of the Copa America for the sixth time in its history and will define whether it will be first or second next Sunday against Jamaica in Austin, Texas.
For its part, Mexico dropped to third place in the group and will play its chances of advancing to the next phase in the match. Sunday against Ecuador in Glendale, Arizona.
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Fernando Batista leads the revelation of the Copa América
“We are very happy to be able to bring joy to the Venezuelan people and to every Venezuelan in the world. It’s very nice to win. The keys are order, never giving up., the attitude and sacrifice of the boys. We never give up camaraderie and this is that group. I’m proud of them,” said Fernando Batista, coach of Vinotinto.
“I always say it, that they believe in themselves, individually and as a group, we are on that path, we hope to continue strengthening it day by day,” said Bocha, 53 years old, with a stint as a player for Godoy Cruz (1997-98) and as DT for the Argentine national team Under 20 and Under 23 between 2018 and 2021.
He now has 14 matches as coach of Venezuela with 7 wins, 5 draws and only 2 losses. During that period, they tied with Brazil in the qualifiers and are the revelation of this Copa América after beating Ecuador and Mexico, being the second team to qualify for the quarter-finals.
