Qito, Ecuador (AP) – With three goals in the first 30 minutes, defending champion Brazil competed in the Copa America Femenina final in his fifth straight tournament, past Uruguay 5-1 on Tuesday.
Amanda Gutierrez scored in the 11th minute, while Giovana Ceiros doubled his lead two minutes later. This year’s Malta of the Year Player For the Brazilian, who won the last four editions of Copa America, he converted to a penalty kick on the 27th.
Gutierrez added goals from his 65th free kick, giving five to the tournament. She is behind Paraguay’s Claudia Martinez alone. Dudinha finished scoring on the 86th.
Brazil will play in the championship against Colombia next Saturday. Colombia advanced to the finals by edging Argentina 5-4 with a penalty kick on Monday. The match will take place at Estadio Rodrigo Pass Delgado in the capital Quito.
This will be the rematch of the 2022 Copa America Femenina final, which took place in Colombia and Brazil won 1-0.
Marta, 39, who played six World Cups and six Olympics, has scored 120 goals with Brazil in 205 matches.
The Brazilian women have won eight of the nine editions of Copa America, and are considered the best team in South America. Their best finish at the World Cup was runner-up in 2007, and they reached the Olympic final three times. Paris 2024where they lost to the US
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