Copa América

Paraguay vs Brazil, 2024 Copa América, Group Stage

· Copa América
Paraguay
  • 48': Omar Alderete
  • Red Card 81': Andrés Cubas
FT
1 - 4
Brazil
  • 35': Vinícius Júnior
  • 43': Savinho
  • 45'+5': Vinícius Júnior
  • 65': Lucas Paquetá (P)

Vini Jr. doubles helps Brazil bounce back with win over Paraguay

Brazil's Vinícius Júnior scored twice in his side's 4-1 Copa America victory over Paraguay in a Group D clash in Nevada on Friday, bouncing back from a lacklustre display in his first game of the tournament.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior with a cross.
  • 2': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Fabián Balbuena.
  • 4': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Brazil).
  • 4': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. João Gomes (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rodrygo.
  • 8': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Savinho.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Almirón following a corner.
  • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Almirón (Paraguay).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Fabián Balbuena.
  • 15': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Alex Arce (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Dangerous play by Matías Espinoza (Paraguay).
  • 17': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Matías Espinoza (Paraguay).
  • 18': Savinho (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Gustavo Velázquez.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Danilo (Brazil) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Alex Arce (Paraguay) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
  • 22': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Gustavo Velázquez.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Paraguay).
  • 24': Marquinhos (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by João Gomes (Brazil).
  • 28': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Gustavo Velázquez.
  • 28': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Brazil).
  • 28': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julio Enciso.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 30': Penalty conceded by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 31': Penalty missed. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) left footed shot is close, but misses to the right.
  • 35': Goal! Paraguay 0, Brazil 1. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
  • 38': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Brazil).
  • 38': Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julio Enciso.
  • 43': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wendell.
  • 43': Goal! Paraguay 0, Brazil 2. Savinho (Brazil) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
  • 45': Delay in match (Brazil).
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Wendell (Brazil) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+5': Goal! Paraguay 0, Brazil 3. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Paraguay 0, Brazil 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paraguay 0, Brazil 3.
  • 46': Foul by João Gomes (Brazil).
  • 46': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Brazil).
  • 47': Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 48': Goal! Paraguay 1, Brazil 3. Omar Alderete (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
  • 51': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
  • 52': Foul by Matías Espinoza (Paraguay).
  • 52': João Gomes (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Omar Alderete (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Balbuena.
  • 56': Foul by Éder Militão (Brazil).
  • 56': Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Brazil).
  • 57': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo.
  • 63': Penalty conceded by Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 65': Goal! Paraguay 1, Brazil 4. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Damián Bobadilla.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Andrés Cubas.
  • 70': Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Brazil).
  • 70': Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Brazil).
  • 70': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Gustavo Velázquez (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Julio Enciso with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 72': Substitution, Brazil. Raphinha replaces Savinho.
  • 72': Substitution, Brazil. Douglas Luiz replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  • 73': Substitution, Paraguay. Kaku Romero replaces Julio Enciso.
  • 73': Substitution, Paraguay. Néstor Giménez replaces Matías Espinoza.
  • 73': Substitution, Paraguay. Adam Bareiro replaces Alex Arce.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a fast break.
  • 76': Foul by Adam Bareiro (Paraguay).
  • 76': Wendell (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Adam Bareiro (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by João Gomes (Brazil).
  • 77': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
  • 77': Raphinha (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Paraguay. Ramón Sosa replaces Miguel Almirón.
  • 78': Foul by Ramón Sosa (Paraguay).
  • 78': Éder Militão (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Brazil. Endrick replaces Rodrygo.
  • 79': Substitution, Brazil. Andreas Pereira replaces Lucas Paquetá.
  • 81': Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Brazil).
  • 81': Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 83': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Substitution, Paraguay. Hernesto Caballero replaces Damián Bobadilla.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaku Romero with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Brazil).
  • 86': Hernesto Caballero (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Substitution, Brazil. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Éder Militão.
  • 87': Offside, Paraguay. Gustavo Velázquez is caught offside.
  • 89': Foul by Néstor Giménez (Paraguay).
  • 89': Raphinha (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Fabián Balbuena.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match (Brazil).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Endrick (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Hernesto Caballero (Paraguay).
  • 90'+3': Hernesto Caballero (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Paraguay 1, Brazil 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Paraguay 1, Brazil 4.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 2
54.9 Possession 45.1
17 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
407 Accurate Passes 331
476 Passes 391
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
11 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
26 Long Balls 39
11 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 19
19 Tackles 31
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 9
14 Effective Clearances 14
14 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Copa América

Venue: Allegiant Stadium
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance: 46,939

Line-Ups

PAR Paraguay (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Rodrigo Morínigo (GK)
3 Omar Alderete
5 Fabián Balbuena Yellow Card
4 Matías Espinoza
25 Gustavo Velázquez
19 Julio Enciso
23 Mathías Villasanti
14 Andrés Cubas Red Card
18 Alex Arce
10 Miguel Almirón
8 Damián Bobadilla
Paraguay Substitutes:
Kaku, Hernesto Caballero, Iván Ramírez, Júnior Alonso, Matías Rojas, Carlos Coronel, Gustavo Gómez, Alfredo Aguilar, Néstor Giménez, Derlis González, Fabrizio Peralta, Richard Sánchez, Ángel Romero, Ramón Sosa, Adam Bareiro.

BRA Brazil (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Marquinhos
3 Éder Militão
6 Wendell Yellow Card
2 Danilo
8 Lucas Paquetá
15 João Gomes
5 Bruno Guimarães
10 Rodrygo
7 Vinícius Júnior
20 Savinho
Brazil Substitutes:
Andreas Pereira, Lucas Beraldo, Yan Couto, Bremer, Pepê, Douglas Luiz, Rafael, Endrick, Gabriel Magalhães, Guilherme Arana, Gabriel Martinelli, Evanilson, Éderson, Bento, Raphinha.

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