{"id":3501,"date":"2019-07-09T09:23:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T09:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=3501"},"modified":"2019-07-11T15:18:16","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T15:18:16","slug":"brazil-beat-peru-3-1-to-clinch-1st-title-copa-america-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/brazil-beat-peru-3-1-to-clinch-1st-title-copa-america-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil beat Peru 3-1 to clinch 1st title Copa America 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 46th Edition of Copa America<\/strong> held between 14 June to 7\nJuly 2019 at 6 venues in the host country. Brazil beat Peru 3-1 to win its\nfirst South American title since 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was Neymar’s replacement, Everton, who led the team to victory, scoring a\ngoal and setting up another to give Brazil its ninth Copa Am\u00e9rica trophy, and\nfifth at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel Jesus and Richarlison also scored for Brazil, which has won the\ntitle every time it hosted the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I gave everything I had today,” said Everton, who was voted\nplayer of the final and also finished as one of the tournament’s top scorers\nwith three goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Who would have thought that Everton would be playing in the final and\nwould be named the man of the match,” Brazil coach Tite said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neymar, who was ruled out before the tournament because of an ankle injury,\nsat with his son close to Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro among the crowd of\nnearly 70,000 at the Maracan\u00e3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Neymar is extraordinary, he’s a top 3 player,” Tite said. But\n“with teamwork we stayed strong.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brazilian fans had some reason to worry after Gabriel Jesus was sent off in\nthe 70th minute because of a second yellow card, but Peru couldn’t pull off one\nlast upset after eliminating Uruguay in the quarterfinals and two-time\ndefending champion Chile in the semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Brazil deserved the victory,” Peru coach Ricardo Gareca said.\n“We played better than we did in the previous match. We have improved as a\nteam. We still have to improve more, but we are on the right track.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peru, which had been routed 5-0 by Brazil in the group stage and barely\navoided early elimination, was trying to win its first Copa Am\u00e9rica trophy\nsince 1975 and just its second overall. It hadn’t returned to the final since\n’75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The victory helped Brazil to regain the confidence of some supporters\nfollowing its quarterfinal exit at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. It will also\nease some of the pressure on coach Tite, who had been criticized for his\nselections and the team’s lackluster performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brazil hadn’t made it past the quarterfinals of the Copa Am\u00e9rica since\nbeating Argentina 3-0 in the 2007 final in Venezuela. It didn’t even get past\nthe group stage in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last time it won the Copa Am\u00e9rica at home had been in 1989, when Rom\u00e1rio\nscored the winner against Uruguay at the Maracan\u00e3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brazil’s only other trophy since 2007 came in the 2013 Confederations Cup,\nalso at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brazil arrived as a heavy favorite but it was an even match from the start,\nwith the hosts not being able to press too much despite being urged on by most\nof the crowd at the Maracan\u00e3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everton opened the scoring in the 15th from close range after a well-placed\ncross by Gabriel Jesus, who made a surging run down the right flank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m happy with the goal and with the penalty in the end,” Everton\nsaid. “I have to thank my teammates for helping me finish as a top\nscorer.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 23-year-old Everton was elevated to the starting lineup after Neymar was\nruled out and his initial substitute, David Neres, struggled in the first\ncouple of matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veteran striker Paolo Guerrero equalized with a 44th-minute penalty after a\nhandball by Brazil defender Thiago Silva. The goal allowed Guerrero to become\nthe Copa Am\u00e9rica’s all-time leading scorer among active players with 14 goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the only goal conceded by Brazil in six games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel Jesus put the hosts ahead again in the third minute of first-half\nstoppage time with a low shot after an assist from midfielder Arthur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peru tried to take control after Gabriel Jesus was sent off for a hard foul\non an opponent, but the visitors were not able to create many significant\nchances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brazil sealed victory when Richarlison, who had missed a few matches because\nof the mumps, converted a penalty kick in the 90th after Everton was fouled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both penalty kicks had to be delayed for video reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brazil’s veteran right back Dani Alves was voted the player of the\ntournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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