Brazil and Colombia win on opening nightpublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 14 June 2021
Reigning champions and hosts Brazil opened the 2021 Copa America with a comfortable 3-0 win over Covid-ravaged Venezuela on Sunday night.
Paris St-Germain centre back Marquinhos opened the scoring in the first half, before a second-half penalty from Neymar and a late Gabriel Barbosa goal sealed a comfortable victory.
The second game of the openight night saw Colombia beat Ecuador 1-0 thanks to Edwin Cardona finish after a cleverly-worked free-kick.
The goal was initially ruled out for offside but the video assistant referee (VAR) overturned the decision.
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