Brazil Advances After 4-2 Win Over Ecuador

Neymar and Alexandre Pato both scored two goals each in Brazil’s 4-2 win over Ecuador in the Copa America on Wednesday.

Brazil advances to the quarter-finals as the Group B leader.

The reigning Copa champion had a shaky start to the tournament with a scoreless draw against Venezuela and then a 2-2 draw against Paraguay.

Venezuela tied 3-3 against Paraguay on Wednesday and advances to the quarter-finals as Group B’s second place finisher.

Paraguay also advances to the quarter-finals, eliminating Costa Rica.

Sergio Aguero Scores 2 In Argentina Win Over Costa Rica

Sergio “Kun” Aguero scored two goals and Angel Di Maria scored one to give Argentina a 3-0 win over Costa Rica on Monday.

Until now, Argentina has had a lackluster performance in the Copa America, and Lionel Messi – in particular – has been struggling to find the back of the net.

For Monday’s match, coach Sergio Batista made several changes to the starting lineup in an effort to turn his team’s performance around. Fernando Gago, Di Maria, Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain came on for Ever Banega, Esteban Cambiasso, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Carlos Tevez.

Last night’s win was the first for Argentina in this year’s tournament and sends them to the next round with Group A leader Colombia. Costa Rica will have to wait until the end of the group phase to see if they will advance as one of two third-place teams.