Uruguay vs Ecuador 4-0 Highlights & All Goals Copa America 2019<br /><br />Uruguay: Muslera; Cáceres, Giménez, Godín, Laxalt; Nández (Pereiro), Vecino (Valverde), Bentancur, Lodeiro (Torreira); Suárez, Cavani<br /><br />Goals: Lodeiro (6’), Cavani (33’), Suárez (44’), (Mina OG 78’)<br /><br />Ecuador: Domínguez; Quintero, Mina, Achilier, Caicedo; A. Valencia, Intriago, Orejuela, Preciado (Ibarra); Mena (Velasco), E. Valencia<br /><br />BELOHORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) – Uruguay crushed Ecuador 4-0 in their Copa America opener on Sunday with help from an early sending off that deflated their opponents and assured the 15-times champions the simplest of starts to their campaign.<br /><br />Uruguay were already leading 1-0 from a sixth minute Nicolas Lodeiro goal when Jose Quintero was shown a VAR-assisted red card for throwing an arm in an aerial challenge.<br /><br />The 23rd minute sending off put Uruguay firmly in the driving seat and Edinson Cavani with an acrobatic volley and Luis Suarez with a poacher’s goal made it 3-0 by half-time.<br /><br />The Uruguayans took their foot off the pedal in an uneventful second half but an own goal from Arturo Mina 12 minutes from time, confirmed by VAR, sealed a miserable night for Ecuador.<br /><br />The result puts Uruguay top of Group C, with Japan to play Chile in the other group game tomorrow.<br /><br />
