Colombia edges Uruguay on penalties to reach Copa semis
Two penalty shootout saves by goalkeeper David Ospina put Colombia in the semifinals of Copa America on Saturday after a 0-0 draw with Uruguay in regular time and kept alive its hopes of a first Copa title since 2001.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Two penalty shootout saves by goalkeeper David Ospina put Colombia in the semifinals of Copa America on Saturday after a 0-0 draw with Uruguay in regular time and kept alive its hopes of a first Copa title since 2001.
The 4-2 shootout win at the Mané Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia also broke Colombia’s bad luck in recent penalty shootouts and placed 32-year-old Ospina as the team’s player with most international caps, with 112, overtaking retired captain Carlos Valderrama.
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Argentina’s Defensa y Justicia wins Recopa Sudamericana
SAO PAULO (AP) Argentine club Defensa y Justicia won its first Recopa Sudamericana title by beating Brazil’s Palmeiras in a penalty shootout Wednesday after scoring a last-gasp goal to force extra time.
The game pitting the winner of the Copa Sudamericana against the Copa Libertadores champion also featured two red cards and a missed penalty by Palmeiras in extra time.
Marcelo Benitez scored in second-half injury time to give Justicia a 2-1 win on the night and a 3-3 aggregate score following an identical victory for Palmeiras in the first leg last week.