Newcastle United duo Bruno Guimaraes and Miguel Almiron were both playing for their countries at Copa America in the early hours of Tuesday morning, where their final group-stage games took place.
Things went from bad to worse for his Miggy and his Paraguay side, who followed defeats to Colombia and Brazil in their opening two games with a shock 2-1 defeat to Costa Rica, seeing them finish bottom of their group on zero points.
It was a bad night for Almiron, who was hauled off at half-time after picking up a booking before the break. This the second time in three group games that the 30-year-old has been taken off before the hour mark after struggling to make an impact.
It’s been a tournament to forget for the winger tipped to leave for a Saudi club this summer. Paraguay fans appear to have turned on him based on the post-match reaction on social media, with the former MLS star now going over two years without a competitive goal for his country.
Then to Bruno, his Brazil side had to beat Colombia to top Group D and set up a favorable quarter-final against Panama; who qualified from Group C ahead of hosts USA . However, it ended 1-1 in California after Raphinha’s opener was cancelled out by Crystal Palace’s Daniel Munoz, meaning Bruno will now face an in-form Uruguay side coached by Marcelo Bielsa in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Guimaraes was booked alongside Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior, who is now suspended for this weekend’s quarter-final clash as a result.
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Author : Olly Hawkins
Publish date : 2024-07-03 05:47:45
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