At 22 o'clock Lithuanian time, the second quarterfinal of the 2019 South American Championship was played at the legendary "Maracana" stadium.
The runner-up of the continent, Argentina, clashed with Venezuela. Lionel Scaloni's team defeated the opponents with a score of 2-0 and secured a place in the semifinals.
In the 10th minute, Lautaro Martinez put Argentinians ahead, and the victory was sealed in the middle of the second half by goalkeeper's mistake, exploited by Giovani Lo Celso.
In the semifinals, Argentina will face the host of the tournament, Brazil, who won against Paraguay yesterday.
Venezuela 0 - 2 Argentina 10' [0 - 1] L. Martinez 74' [0 - 2] G. Lo Celso
In the other semifinal, where Colombia faced Chile, everything was decided in an 11-year penalty shootout. During regular time, neither team managed to score a goal.
The penalty shootout began with four successful shots from both teams. However, on the fifth attempt, Colombians missed, and Alexis Sanchez, who took the decisive penalty kick, did not fail and led Chile to the semifinals.
There, the current South American champions will meet the winner of the Uruguay - Peru pair.
Colombia 0 - 0 Chile (Penalty shootout: 4-5)
