Two goals from Philippe Countinho lifted Brazil to triumph in the Copa America opener on Friday night as the hosts brought down Bolivia, 3-0, with each of the three goals coming after the break. A moderate first half observed Brazil knock on the door for a large portion of it, however the fans had to wait for the second half will see the ball enter the net. With Neymar out of the cup because of damage, Coutinho is presently the maker in assault, and he didn’t disillusion, however the team was booed at half time.
After the video assistant arbitrator affirmed a penalty kick early in the first half, Coutinho scored his first goal in the 50th minute, completing with exactness from the spot.
At that point only three minutes after the fact, a quality keep running of play for Brazil was capped by a Coutinho header to make it 2-0 and everything except put it away.
Everton went ahead as a late sub and made it 3-0.
The triumph gives Brazil three points in Group A and a bit of momentum to begin the cup, in which they are the top choices to win it. On Saturday, activity proceeds with Day 2 as Venezuela plays Peru at 3 p.m. ET before the huge one between Argentina and Colombia at 6 p.m. ET. The two games can be seen on fuboTV (Try for nothing).
