Copa América

Uruguay vs Bolivia, 2024 Copa América, Group Stage

· Copa América
Uruguay
  • 8': Facundo Pellistri
  • 21': Darwin Núñez
  • 77': Maximiliano Araújo
  • 81': Federico Valverde
  • 89': Rodrigo Bentancur
FT
5 - 0
Bolivia

    Uruguay put five past Bolivia to edge closer to Copa quarters

    Uruguay thrashed tournament minnows Bolivia 5-0 in their Group C encounter in New Jersey on Thursday to all but book their place in the Copa America quarter-finals.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Carmelo Algarañaz (Bolivia).
    • 1': Mathías Olivera (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
    • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Yomar Rocha (Bolivia).
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Federico Valverde (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Foul by Miguel Terceros (Bolivia).
    • 8': Goal! Uruguay 1, Bolivia 0. Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ronald Araujo with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 10': Federico Valverde (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Gabriel Villamíl (Bolivia).
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Pellistri.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Ronald Araujo (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás de la Cruz.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Araújo.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 15': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Roberto Fernández.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás de la Cruz.
    • 16': Offside, Uruguay. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Valverde with a through ball.
    • 19': Hand ball by Federico Valverde (Uruguay).
    • 21': Goal! Uruguay 2, Bolivia 0. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Araújo following a fast break.
    • 25': Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Foul by Miguel Terceros (Bolivia).
    • 28': Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicolás de la Cruz.
    • 29': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
    • 29': Ramiro Vaca (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Carmelo Algarañaz (Bolivia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Fernández.
    • 31': Hand ball by Matías Viña (Uruguay).
    • 35': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Roberto Fernández.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Valverde with a cross.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matías Viña.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Carmelo Algarañaz (Bolivia) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
    • 41': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Facundo Pellistri.
    • 42': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Miguel Terceros (Bolivia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Villamíl.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
    • 45': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Héctor Cuellar.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Roberto Fernández.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Uruguay 2, Bolivia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Uruguay 2, Bolivia 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Bolivia. Marcelo Suárez replaces Roberto Fernández.
    • 47': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Uruguay).
    • 47': Yomar Rocha (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay).
    • 47': Marcelo Suárez (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Carmelo Algarañaz (Bolivia).
    • 49': Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Offside, Uruguay. Facundo Pellistri is caught offside.
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Haquín (Bolivia).
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': Offside, Uruguay. Facundo Pellistri is caught offside.
    • 55': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay).
    • 55': Héctor Cuellar (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by José Sagredo.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Mathías Olivera (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás de la Cruz with a cross.
    • 57': Foul by Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay).
    • 57': Yomar Rocha (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Carmelo Algarañaz (Bolivia).
    • 59': Ronald Araujo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Guillermo Viscarra (Bolivia).
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Foul by Federico Valverde (Uruguay).
    • 64': Marcelo Suárez (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Luis Haquín (Bolivia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ramiro Vaca with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 65': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Matías Viña.
    • 65': Foul by Yomar Rocha (Bolivia).
    • 65': Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Yomar Rocha (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay).
    • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Substitution, Bolivia. Lucas Chávez replaces Miguel Terceros.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 72': Foul by Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay).
    • 72': Marcelo Suárez (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Yomar Rocha (Bolivia).
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Substitution, Bolivia. Diego Medina replaces Yomar Rocha because of an injury.
    • 74': Substitution, Bolivia. Jaume Cuéllar replaces Ramiro Vaca.
    • 77': Goal! Uruguay 3, Bolivia 0. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás de la Cruz with a through ball.
    • 78': Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Lucas Chávez (Bolivia).
    • 79': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Uruguay).
    • 79': José Sagredo (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Goal! Uruguay 4, Bolivia 0. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Facundo Pellistri.
    • 82': Substitution, Bolivia. Adalid Terrazas replaces Carmelo Algarañaz.
    • 83': Substitution, Uruguay. Lucas Olaza replaces Matías Viña.
    • 83': Substitution, Uruguay. Luis Suárez replaces Darwin Núñez.
    • 83': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
    • 83': Lucas Chávez (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Diego Medina (Bolivia).
    • 84': Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Boris Céspedes (Bolivia).
    • 85': Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Substitution, Uruguay. Cristian Olivera replaces Facundo Pellistri.
    • 86': Substitution, Uruguay. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Federico Valverde.
    • 87': Hand ball by Jaume Cuéllar (Bolivia).
    • 88': Foul by Diego Medina (Bolivia).
    • 88': Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Substitution, Uruguay. Giorgian de Arrascaeta replaces Nicolás de la Cruz.
    • 89': Goal! Uruguay 5, Bolivia 0. Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Foul by Lucas Chávez (Bolivia).
    • 90': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Cristian Olivera (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Gabriel Villamíl (Bolivia).
    • 90'+4': Boris Céspedes (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Uruguay 5, Bolivia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Uruguay 5, Bolivia 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/bol.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originBOL URUhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/uru.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    14 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 1
    40.3 Possession 59.7
    4 SHOTS 18
    1 ON GOAL 9
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    269 Accurate Passes 413
    331 Passes 485
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 7
    8 Crosses 19
    0.4 Cross % 0.4
    46 Long Balls 52
    17 Accurate Long Balls 37
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    13 Effective Tackles 27
    23 Tackles 35
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 7
    20 Effective Clearances 8
    20 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: Copa América

    Venue: MetLife Stadium
    Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
    Attendance: 48,033

    Copa América Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Uruguay 3 +8 9
    2 Panama 3 +1 6
    3 United States 3 0 3
    4 Bolivia 3 -9 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    URU Uruguay (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sergio Rochet (GK)
    16 Mathías Olivera
    4 Ronald Araújo
    17 Matías Viña
    8 Nahitan Nández
    7 Nicolás de la Cruz
    15 Federico Valverde
    5 Manuel Ugarte
    19 Darwin Núñez
    20 Maximiliano Araújo
    11 Facundo Pellistri
    Uruguay Substitutes:
    José María Giménez, Emiliano Martínez, Santiago Mele, Sebastián Cáceres, Lucas Olaza, Franco Israel, Luis Suárez, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Cristian Olivera, Brian Ocampo, Agustín Canobbio, Gullermo Varela, Nicolás Marichal, Brian Rodríguez, Rodrigo Bentancur.

    BOL Bolivia (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    23 Guillermo Viscarra (GK)
    4 Luis Haquin
    21 José Sagredo
    22 Héctor Cuéllar
    15 Gabriel Villamil
    16 Boris Céspedes
    17 Roberto Fernández
    25 Yomar Rocha Yellow Card
    11 Carmelo Algarañaz
    10 Ramiro Vaca
    7 Miguel Terceros
    Bolivia Substitutes:
    Jesús Sagredo, Marcelo Suárez, César Menacho, Leonel Justiniano, Diego Medina, Fernando Saucedo, Adrián Jusino, Lucas Chávez, Adalid Terrazas, Rodrigo Ramallo, Carlos Lampe, Gustavo Almada, Bruno Miranda, Robson Matheus, Jaume Cuéllar.

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