ANKARA
Brazil defeated Venezuela 2-1 in a 2015 Copa America match on Sunday evening to claim the top spot of Group C and advance to the quarter finals.
Brazilian center-back Thiago Silva scored the opening goal at Estadio Monumental David Arellano in Santiago, in Chile. In the 51st minute, Brazilian attacking midfielder Roberto Firmino contributed to make it, 2-0.
Near the end of the match, Venezuelan striker Nicolas Ladislao Fedor Flores. commonly known as Miku, scored to reduce the score.
Brazil, runners-up Peru and third place Colombia advance to the quarterfinals while Venezuela have been eliminated.
In the other game of the group Sunday, Colombia drew against Peru 0-0 at Estadio Municipal Bicentenario German Becker in Temuco.
Group C standings:
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 1 |
Brazil |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| 2 |
Peru |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| 3 |
Colombia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| 4 |
Venezuela |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
3 |
Quarter finals in 2015 Copa America are set to start on Wednesday, the fixtures of the last eight are as follows:
June 24, Wednesday - Chile vs Uruguay
June 25, Thursday - Bolivia vs Peru
June 26, Friday - Argentina vs Colombia
June 27, Saturday - Brazil vs Paraguay
