Maximilian Araujo, Darwin Nunez and Matias Vina scored as Uruguay beat Panama 3-1 in their Copa América Group C match in Florida on Sunday.
Uruguay, who have won the Copa America a joint record 15 times, were rewarded for their blistering early pace when Araujo fired home a sublime curling effort from the edge of the area in the 16th minute.
WHAT A GOAL
Uruguay takes the lead off this STUNNER from Maximiliano Araújo pic.twitter.com/zlecaGpYej— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 24, 2024
Panama's Mosquera with a HUGE save pic.twitter.com/0i2fblHA3Z
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Núñez soooo close here, but can't finish pic.twitter.com/0daUWncTEC
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Panama grew into the match after the break and wasted several chances to get themselves back into the contest before Nunez settled Uruguay's nerves in the 85th minute with a coolly-taken volley into the bottom corner.
He's gonna want this one back
Panama getting its chances pic.twitter.com/WP3UdzqI9e— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 24, 2024
Sergio Rochet makes a huge save for Uruguay to keep the lead pic.twitter.com/8calWBBV1l
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Darwin Nunez goal vs Panama
There it is for Darwin Núñez!
Uruguay makes it 2-0 pic.twitter.com/WlKbsC3WLm— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 24, 2024
Núñez hit this perfectly pic.twitter.com/5mU66Yuv2K
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In a frenetic spell during stoppage time, Vina rose highest to head home Uruguay's third from a set-piece before Michael Amir Murillo netted a consolation goal for Panama.
URUGUAY GETS A THIRD
Matías Viña gets his turn to find the back of the net pic.twitter.com/ABV4OIAm4l— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 24, 2024
Panama takes one back in stoppage time pic.twitter.com/pOCRhsW6el
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In the day's other Group C match, the United States beat Bolivia 2-0.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru)
