A brace from Philippe Coutinho handed hosts Brazil a winning start to the Copa America in a 3-0 victory over Bolivia as the absence of superstar Neymar was quickly forgotten.Barcelona's Coutinho scored from the penalty spot early in the second half and added a close-range header three minutes later. "We always want their support but we're focused on the objective, which is the match," Coutinho told Brazil's SportTV. The pitch at the Morumbi stadium wasn't helping flowing football, with Bolivia in particular struggling to string passes together. "We've got to be honest, Brazil beat us and beat us well," said Bolivia coach Eduardo Villegas.Brazil, wearing white shirts and blue shorts, weaved almost geometric patterns around their unambitious visitors but struggled to test Lampe. "If you want to qualify (for the knock-out stages) you have to attack a little more," admitted Villegas.

Source: dna June 15, 2019 05:03 UTC