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In their Copa America Group C encounter on Sunday in Florida, Uruguay defeated Panama 3-1 thanks to goals from Maximilian Araujo, Darwin Nunez, and Matias Vina.
With the victory, Uruguay pulled even with the US on three points. The other Group C match of the day saw the U.S. defeat Bolivia 2-0.
In the 16th minute, Araujo scored a magnificent curling goal from the edge of the area to reward Uruguay, who has won the Copa America a record 15 times, for their fast start.
After the interval, Panama tightened its grip on the game and missed multiple opportunities to tie the score, but Nunez calmed Uruguay’s fears in the 85th minute with a composed volley into the bottom corner.
After a defensive blunder by Mathias Olivera, Jose Fajardo smacked an attempt wide in the 52nd minute, then Jose Rodriguez put Uruguay goalkeeper Sergio Rochet to the test with a fierce long-range drive.
Uruguay was in control for a large portion of the second half, but Nunez, who had previously missed several opportunities, calmed the team down in the 85th minute with a composed volley into the bottom corner after a rebound fell to him.
