Copa América 2024, match summary, group B

The selection of Venezuela surprised Ecuador in the Copa América 2024 in the United States, by defeating his counterpart 1-2 Ecuador, in the first match of both teams in group B of the tournament.

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Led by the Argentine, Fernando Batista, Venezuela turned the score around in less than ten minutes with two men “coming from the bench, the attackers Jhonder Cádiz (65) and Eduard Bello (74), on a sunny afternoon in Santa Clara (California)“said the AFGP agency.

Great patriotic triumph

And he added: “The shocks had analgesic effects in a Venezuela that was at a disadvantage, with a goal from the forward Jeremy Sarmiento (40), at a time when he already enjoyed numerical superiority due to the direct red card received by the Andean historic scorer (22)”.

Bello was clear after the game in which his team came back from 1-0 against Ecuador.

“The most important thing was the victory, not my goal, and very important was showing that we could recover after being at a disadvantage. We have to continue with our feet on the ground and now continue thinking about the next step,” he stated.

Controversy

The Ecuadorian Moisés Caicedo, from Chelsea, He said that the early expulsion of Enner Valenciaat 22 minutes, conditioned the team’s actions.

“The expulsion complicated us because we had to go back. And although the team responded well, we had two mistakes, and we already know what happens when there is carelessness, the goals come,” Caicedo said.

“After the VAR review, three minutes later, the Colombian judge Wilmar Roldan It made him the first expelled from the current edition of the oldest national team competition in the world. The departure of the historic gunner emboldened Venezuela, which from then on bombed the arch of Alexander Dominguez“said AFP.

AFP says that Group B will have action again on Wednesday. The Tricolor will face Jamaica in Las Vegas (Nevada) and the Vinotinto will Mexico in Inglewoodm, Los Angeles (California).