PORTO ALEGRE — Brazil reached the last four of the Copa America on Thursday with a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Paraguay after their compelling quarter-final in Porto Alegre ended scoreless. Gabriel got the winning kick for Brazil after Gustavo Gomez and Derlis Gonzalez missed for the visitors. Roberto Firmino pulled his spot kick wide for the hosts. The referee gave a penalty but changed it to a free kick on the edge of the area after consulting the video assistant referee (VAR). “It was a draw but against a team that didn’t want to play unless it was on the counter attack.

Source: National Post June 28, 2019 03:06 UTC