Copa America: long hamlet at the start - the President of Brazil with an unusual measure

Brazil wins the opener of the Copa America against Bolivia. Headlines, but rather the head of state. Sao Paulo - Just in the nick of went well: Brazil started

Copa America: long hamlet at the start - the President of Brazil with an unusual measure

Brazil wins the opener of the Copa America against Bolivia. Headlines, but rather the head of state.

Sao Paulo - Just in the nick of went well: Brazil started with a victory against Bolivia in the Copa America. Goals there were, however, only after the break as Philippe Coutinho came: As in the case of the 2018 world Cup crack the offensive player from FC Barcelona, the Brazilian football Selecao from the Initial lethargy. Coutinho put on Friday with a double pack of the cornerstone for the 3:0.

"After the goal we started to play correctly, and the victory was only the logical consequence," said the 27-Year-old shortly after the end of the game in the 47.260 viewers not only good to two-thirds filled Morumbi stadium in Sao Paulo. In Russia, too, Coutinho had scored the first two goals of the record-breaking world champion, he also had been at the Copa America in 2016 in the USA is a first Selecao goal scorer.

Brazil starts with victory in the Copa America

a year Ago, Neymar had led with just ausgeheiltem broken leg, the Brazilians still, this time the Superstar was with an ice pack to the injured right ankle at home on the bed and pressed the colleagues of the thumb. Has helped it especially Coutinho, of the presented, despite the 11 on the back as the new number 10.

For the Celebration of the day had dressed the Eleven of coach Tite, for the opening of the oldest Nations tournament in the world, unusual in White, wore a replica of the historic jerseys with blue Details, in which the Selecao was exactly 100 years ago at the first championship at Sugarloaf is the first South American championship. Too bad 45 minutes of football in the Tempo of the Retro Look adapted.

Brazil against Bolivia in the Copa America: whistling concert from the stands

A tepid first half, with a warning chorus of whistles from the stands followed after the whistle a controversy as the Argentine referee, Nestor Pitana, the case of the 2018 world Cup, the opening game and the final whistle, after studying the video images to hand penalty decided. Coutinho (50.) turned sure and increased to a remarkable attack by head on 2:0 (53.).

The closing point of the substitute Everton (85 sat.). In spite of the gates in passage two, the game remained a bore, therefore, the football-crazy Fans of the host in excitement came once.

Brazil's President disappears early on from the opening game of the Copa America

President Jair Bolsonaro had even prematurely fed up, left the Arena 15 minutes before the end of the game. The VIP box was "badly in order to see the game," complained the head of the government already at the break with a wink.

After all: At the end of the whistles gave way to applause. From the speakers Jazz music urge in the Land of Samba. But even that was kind of this evening into the picture. Brazil will now meet in the preliminary round of group A on Tuesday in Salvador to Venezuela. Previously, Bolivia will play in Rio against Peru. The two best-placed Teams from the three preliminary round groups and the two best table third through to the quarter-final. In addition to the Copa America in the summer break to see other football: For example, the women's world Cup in France or the European U21 Championships in Italy and San Marino.

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Date Of Update: 15 June 2019, 12:00
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