Uruguay vs Panama, 2024 Copa América, Group Stage
· Copa AméricaCopa América 2024: Uruguay beat Panama to open campaign
Uruguay opened their Copa America campaign with a 3-1 win over Panama on Sunday but head coach Marcelo Bielsa was quick to temper expectations and said they must continue to improve.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Ugarte.
- 3': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Matías Viña.
- 4': Foul by José Fajardo (Panama).
- 4': Matías Viña (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Roderick Miller.
- 5': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Mathías Olivera (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Viña.
- 6': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Roderick Miller.
- 7': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Edgardo Fariña.
- 8': Attempt missed. Ronald Araujo (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Amir Murillo (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay).
- 11': Attempt saved. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Roderick Miller.
- 14': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Pellistri with a cross.
- 15': Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by José Córdoba (Panama).
- 15': Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Éric Davis (Panama).
- 16': Goal! Uruguay 1, Panama 0. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matías Viña.
- 18': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matías Viña.
- 18': Federico Valverde (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama).
- 19': Attempt saved. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
- 19': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 19': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by José Córdoba.
- 23': Offside, Uruguay. Maximiliano Araújo is caught offside.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Martínez (Panama).
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Ronald Araujo (Uruguay).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
- 28': Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Edgardo Fariña (Panama).
- 28': Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Valverde with a cross.
- 30': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay).
- 32': Amir Murillo (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Uruguay).
- 35': Offside, Uruguay. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt missed. José Fajardo (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Puma Rodríguez.
- 39': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Éric Davis.
- 42': Offside, Panama. José Fajardo is caught offside.
- 45': Offside, Uruguay. Ronald Araujo is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. José Fajardo (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Uruguay 1, Panama 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Uruguay 1, Panama 0.
- 45': Substitution, Uruguay. José Giménez replaces Ronald Araujo.
- 46': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
- 48': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Amir Murillo.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Viña.
- 50': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by José Fajardo.
- 51': Foul by José Giménez (Uruguay).
- 51': Roderick Miller (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. José Fajardo (Panama) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
- 55': Cristian Martínez (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by José Giménez (Uruguay).
- 56': Attempt missed. Roderick Miller (Panama) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Éric Davis following a set piece situation.
- 57': Attempt missed. Puma Rodríguez (Panama) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amir Murillo.
- 58': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Facundo Pellistri.
- 59': Attempt saved. Puma Rodríguez (Panama) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 59': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Sergio Rochet.
- 60': Attempt missed. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, Uruguay. Sebastián Cáceres replaces Mathías Olivera.
- 60': Substitution, Uruguay. Nicolás de la Cruz replaces Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
- 61': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
- 61': Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
- 64': Éric Davis (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Panama. Jovani Welch replaces Cristian Martínez.
- 65': Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Roderick Miller (Panama).
- 66': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Edgardo Fariña.
- 66': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás de la Cruz following a corner.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
- 68': Jovani Welch (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Pellistri.
- 72': Attempt missed. Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maximiliano Araújo.
- 73': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Edgardo Fariña.
- 76': Foul by José Giménez (Uruguay).
- 76': José Fajardo (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Amir Murillo (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 79': Foul by Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay).
- 79': Puma Rodríguez (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Puma Rodríguez (Panama).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, Panama. Eduardo Guerrero replaces José Fajardo.
- 84': Substitution, Panama. Freddy Góndola replaces Puma Rodríguez because of an injury.
- 85': Substitution, Uruguay. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Federico Valverde.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás de la Cruz with a cross.
- 85': Goal! Uruguay 2, Panama 0. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 88': Amir Murillo (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay).
- 89': Substitution, Panama. Abdiel Ayarza replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 89': Substitution, Panama. Kahiser Lenis replaces Yoel Bárcenas.
- 89': Foul by Éric Davis (Panama).
- 89': Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Éric Davis (Panama).
- 90': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Goal! Uruguay 3, Panama 0. Matías Viña (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás de la Cruz with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Foul by Abdiel Ayarza (Panama).
- 90'+3': Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Abdiel Ayarza (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
- 90'+4': Goal! Uruguay 3, Panama 1. Amir Murillo (Panama) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Freddy Góndola.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Uruguay 3, Panama 1.
- 0': Match ends, Uruguay 3, Panama 1.
Statistics
 PAN |
URU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.3 | Possession | 54.7 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 260 | Accurate Passes | 315 |
| 332 | Passes | 392 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 16 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 12 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 23 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Copa América
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
Location: Miami Gardens, Florida, USA
Attendance: 33,425
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
Location: Miami Gardens, Florida, USA
Attendance: 33,425
Copa América Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Panama | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Bolivia | 3 | -9 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Uruguay (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Rochet (GK) |
| 16 | Mathías Olivera |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 17 | Matías Viña |
| 8 | Nahitan Nández |
| 10 | Giorgian de Arrascaeta |
| 5 | Manuel Ugarte |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 19 | Darwin Núñez |
| 20 | Maximiliano Araújo |
| 11 | Facundo Pellistri |
Panama (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Orlando Mosquera (GK) |
| 3 | José Córdoba |
| 25 | Roderick Miller |
| 24 | Edgardo Fariña |
| 15 | Éric Davis |
| 23 | Michael Murillo |
| 8 | Adalberto Carrasquilla |
| 6 | Christian Martínez |
| 10 | Édgar Bárcenas |
| 7 | José Luis Rodríguez |
| 17 | José Fajardo |
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