Copa America 2021: The Thursday recap

• by Mike Woitalla  @MikeWoitalla, Jun 18, 2021

Highlights

Thursday, June 17
Colombia 0 Venezuela 0
Red card: Colombia -- Diaz 90+4.



Thursday, June 17
Brazil 4 Peru 0 (Goals: Alex Sandro 12, Neymar 68, Éverton Ribeiro 89, Richarlison 90+3)

Numbers

5. Neymar has scored five in his last five games for Brazil and now trails Pele by nine goals for Seleção's all-time record.

77 Pele (92 games, 1957-1971)
68 Neymar (107, 2010-)
62 Ronaldo (98, 1994-2011)
55 Romario (70, 1987-2005) 48 Zico (71, 1976-1986)

Spotlight

Venezuela, which called in 15 last-minute replacements after a dozen players, including Atlanta United's Josef Martinez, tested positive for COVID, managed a scoreless tie with Colombia on Thursday while being outshot 23-2. The Vinotinto, which opened with a 3-0 loss to host Brazil, fielded four MLS players against Colombia: Cristian Casseres Jr. (NY Red Bulls), Ronald Hernandez (Atlanta United), Jose Martinez (Philadelphia) and Junior Moreno (D.C. United).

Schedule

Friday, June 18
5 p.m. ET Chile-Bolivia, FS1, TUDN, UNIMAS
8 p.m. ET Argentina-Uruguay, FS1, TUDN, UNIMAS