Vinicius leads Brazil’s renaissance over Paraguay

Lucas Paquetá, who in the first half missed a penalty that would have broken the tie between Brazil and Paraguay, put the icing on the cake on Friday in the same way to the 1-4 victory that puts the Canarinha back in the discussion for a place in the quarter-finals of the Copa América and buries the Albirroja.

With four points, the team led by Dorival Junior will seek to shore up its continuity in the tournament this Tuesday against Colombia, classified today by adding six, while Costa Rica, penultimate in group D with one, only has to beat the already eliminated Paraguay and entrust themselves to the good work of the Cafetero team.

The match that closed the last day of group D began close at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, but was resolved in the last fifteen minutes with a double from Vinicius in the 35th minute and the fifth added to the first half, and one from Savinho in 43.

At the dawn of the first half, the rebelliousness of centre-back Omar Alderete compensated him with a great goal from distance that partially vindicated him for the gross error that ended with Vinicius’ second goal.

As if the situation for Daniel Garnero’s pupils wasn’t already complicated, Andrés Cubas was sent off in the 81st minute.