With three goals from Yamila Rodríguez, Argentina thrashed Uruguay 5-0 for the women’s Copa América

This was Estefanía Banini’s goal to put Albiceleste ahead

In the stadium Centenary of the Colombian municipality of Armenia, the Argentine national team women’s football won 5-0 the classic from the River Plate Uruguay thanks to three goals from Yamila Rodriguez and others of Stephanie Banini y Eliana Stabile.

It was an even first time that the Argentines and Uruguayans played for date 3 of the group stage of the Copa América. During the first 45 minutes, it was Portanova’s team that tried to better control the ball and get closer to the rival goal. With Yamila Rodriguezthe forward of Boca Juniors as a flag, the Albiceleste had several occasions, but they did not generate any greater danger for the goal defended by Olivera.

Until at 43 ‘, Banini took advantage of a cross ball from Romina Nunez. Faced with the distraction of the Uruguayan defense, the midfielder stopped the ball inside the area and defined with a shot close to the far post for the partial 1-0 in favor of the national team.

Banini made it 1-0 for the Argentine team against the charrúas (REUTERS / Amanda Perobelli)

Already in the complement, Rodríguez became the great figure of the game with two goals in just over 10 minutes. At 6 ‘of the second stage, Banini enabled the attacker xeneize, who defined with class for the second Argentine goal. More poised and with total control of the game, the selected player struck with two other actions from the hand of Rodríguez after errors in the defense of the Uruguayans (at 19 ‘and 24’) to stretch the advantage and consummate the win. In added time, Stabile made it 5-0 final after a great individual action by Dalila Ippolito.

With this victory, those led by Portanova reached the top Scratchwhich was left free on this date, with 6 points and have a goal difference of +5. Starting at 9:00 p.m. (Argentine time), they will collide Peru and Venezuela. It is worth clarifying that the first two in each zone will advance to the semis, while the third will play a match against each other for fifth place. In Group A, Colombia and Paraguay lead with 6 units with two rounds to go.

Yamila Rodríguez completed the hat-trick in her personal account for the Argentine win (REUTERS / Amanda Perobelli)
Yamila Rodríguez completed the hat-trick in her personal account for the Argentine win (REUTERS / Amanda Perobelli)

It cost the women’s team the premiere against the great candidate Brazil and lost 4-0 without mitigating. Nevertheless, raised his head in front of the Peruvians with goals from Yamila RodriguezFlorencia Bonsecund, Eliana Stábile and Érica Lonigro, more the outstanding performance of the reinstated Estefanía Banini. Now the national team took advantage of a rival that was in the doldrums due to the two defeats in a row against Venezuela (0-1) and Brazil (0-3).

The contest takes place in the Colombian cities of Cali and Bucaramanga, in addition to Armenia (group stage scenarios). In the last two municipalities, the semifinal and the final will take place, where the three teams qualified for the New Zealand-Australia 2023 World Cup and the two for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be announced. And the third, fourth and fifth, for their part, will also compete in the Pan American Games next year (if Chile finishes in one of these positions, it will give up its place to the sixth since it will host the competition).

Formations:

Argentina: Vanina Correa; Marina Thin, Augustine Muddy, Aldana Cometti, Eliana Stable; Florence Bonsegundo, Daiana Falfan, Romina Nunez; Stephanie Banini; Mariana Larroquette and Yamila Rodriguez. DT: Germán Portanova

Uruguay: Sofia Olivera; Rocío Martínez, Stephanie Lacoste, Carina Felipe, Daiana Farías, Luciana Gómez; Cecilia Gómez, Pamela González, Sindy Ramírez, Esperanza Pizarro; and Carolina Birizamberri. DT: Ariel Longo

Estadio: Centennial (Armenia, Colombia)

Referee: Maria Victoria Daza (Colombia)

Television: DirecTV

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