Copa America: Colombia Enter Semis After Beating Uruguay in Penalty Shootout
News 18Colombia topped Uruguay 4-2 on penalties on Saturday after two saves by goalkeeper David Ospina to advance to the Copa America semifinals and keep alive its hopes of its first title since 2001. Ospina was then the hero for Colombia in the shootout making saves from Uruguay’s Jose Maria Gimenez and Matias Via which set up a semifinal matchup against either Argentina or Ecuador, who will play later. Saturday’s victory ended a long trauma for in penalty shootouts for Colombia after painful exits in the 2015 and 2019 Copa America editions against Argentina and Chile, respectively. But in the shootout things can happen like they did.” Colombia put more pressure on Uruguay from the start despite the absences of suspended winger Juan Guillermo Cuadrado and injured midfielder Matheus Uribe.