Brazil failed to beat Colombia in their last match of Group D of the Copa America and finished the group in second place. The Seleçao will now have to face in the quarterfinals what has been the best national team seen so far in the competition, namely Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay, and they will have to do so without Vinicius Jr.
Already booked in the match against Paraguay, where he scored a brace in the final 4-1, the Real Madrid star received a yellow card for hitting James Rodriguez in the face after just 7 minutes. The Colombian playmaker had gone off with a “sombrero” to the opponent, who obviously did not appreciate it and stopped him in his own way.
It will be a heavy absence, as captain Danilo points out: “Vinicius can win games alone but we count on the group. We have other players with a lot of quality. We will try to compensate for his absence in some way and beat Uruguay”. Vinicius’ place could be taken by Endrick, his future teammate.
Thus was the game for which Vinicius turned yellow and for which he would lose the quarter-finals of the Copa America. 😬
James made her a sombrerito and the Brazilian went with his arm to the girl. ❌ pic.twitter.com/4uTSJ4GEMk
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