Uruguay vs Brazil highlights
Uruguay vs Brazil highlights, URU 0-0 BRA, Copa America 2024: La Celeste win 4-2 on penalties to book semifinal date with Colombia
Nobody will remember the 90 minutes of football — if you can call it that — that was played on the Allegiant Stadium pitch in Las Vegas Saturday night.
That's for the best, as there was nothing memorable about the scoreless quarterfinal between Brazil and Uruguay at the 2024 Copa America.
Instead, the most memorable part of this classic South American clash was the ensuing penalty shootout, as Uruguay advanced thanks in part to a miss by Douglas Luiz from the spot. Both goalkeepers made one save in the shootout, and thus it was Luiz's miss that put Brazil in too big of a hole to escape.
The match itself was an utterly putrid foul-fest, as Uruguay in particular were more than happy to use their physicality to out-muscle Brazil. Marcelo Bielsa's side, who have at times in this tournament looked free-flowing and brilliant, managed to generate just one shot on target juxtaposed against an enormous 26 fouls. They deservingly falling a man down after Nahitan Nandez was sent off with 17 minutes to go for an ankle-breaking studs up challenge on Rodrygo.
Instead of punishing Uruguay for their insolence, Brazil played right into their opponents' hands, committing 15 fouls of their own and failing to capitalize on the late man advantage. With 17-year-old Endrick starting up front for the suspended Vinicius Jr, they couldn't get anything going up front.
In the shootout, Eder Militao saw his effort saved by Sergio Rochet before Luiz's miss, and while Alisson kept his side in it by denying Jose Gimenez, it was too little too late as
Uruguay will face Colombia in the semifinal from Charlotte on Wednesday, with the winner looking to advance to the final in Miami, where they'll potentially face defending champions Argentina who are heavily favored against Canada in the other semifinal.
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