Colombia marched into the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Friday with a assured 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in Arizona. Objectives from Luis Diaz, Davinson Sanchez and Jhon Cordoba sealed all three factors for the Colombians, who are actually assured a top-two end in Group D. Colombia will qualify for the quarter-finals as group winners if they’ll safe a minimum of a degree towards Brazil — a 4-1 winner over Paraguay in Friday’s different Copa contest — of their remaining group recreation subsequent Tuesday.

The Colombians will head into that recreation brimming with confidence after extending their unbeaten streak to 25 video games at Glendale’s State Farm Stadium on Friday.

Nestor Lorenzo’s well-organised facet haven’t misplaced since a defeat to Argentina in February 2022, and by no means seemed in peril of adjusting that Friday.

Liverpool star Diaz opened the scoring from the penalty spot within the thirty first minute after Costa Rica goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira inexplicably crashed into Cordoba on the sting of the realm.

Diaz stepped as much as smash an emphatic spot-kick into the highest nook.

Colombia virtually doubled their tally on 37 minutes, with veteran midfielder James Rodriguez selecting out Diaz on the again submit.

Diaz poked a cross into the six-yard space however center-back Sanchez simply could not get a contact to information the ball into the web.

Sanchez made no such mistake within the 59th minute, nevertheless, as he glanced in Jhon Arias’s cross from the left to make it 2-0.

Cordoba then grabbed Colombia’s third on 62 minutes with the perfect aim of the sport.

An beautiful by means of ball from Rodriguez cut up the Costa Rica defence and despatched Cordoba racing in on aim, with the 31-year-old whipping a shot throughout aim into the far nook.

Brazil winner in Vegas

In Las Vegas, the Brazilians — coming off a 0-0 draw with Costa Rica — jumped to a 3-0 halftime edge over Paraguay on the best way to victory after squandering a golden likelihood to open the scoring.

Paraguay’s Adrian Cubas, who would obtain a crimson card within the 81st minute, dedicated a foul within the penalty space, however Brazil’s Lucas Paqueta missed from the spot within the thirty first minute.

However Paqueta delivered an help to arrange Vincius Junior’s aim within the thirty fifth minute that gave Brazil a 1-0 lead.

Savinho doubled Brazil’s lead with a aim within the forty third minute and Vincius Junior gave Brazil a 3-0 half-time lead within the fifth minute of stoppage time, racing in behind the play and delivering a right-footed shot simply contained in the left submit.

Paraguay answered within the forty eighth minute on a aim by Omar Alderete however Paqueta scored on a redemption penalty kick within the sixty fifth minute for a 4-1 Brazil lead and that is the way it completed.

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