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&lt;p&gt;Three years after Argentina`s success in the final against the Seleçao in Brazil, the Copa America is back.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 48th edition of the South American competition returns to entertain European summer nights from 21 June to 15 July with a new format expanded to &lt;strong&gt;16&lt;/strong&gt; teams, with all ten South American nations and six Central and North American nations. The event takes place in the &lt;strong&gt;United States of America&lt;/strong&gt; for the second time in history, after the 100-year anniversary edition in 2016. 14 stadiums have been chosen as hosts, selected throughout the country from east to west, starting from Atlanta for the opening match and finishing in Miami for the final.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Among Serie A clubs, &lt;strong&gt;Juventus&lt;/strong&gt; are the most represented, with four players called up, followed by Inter and Cagliari with three; &lt;strong&gt;Argentina&lt;/strong&gt; have the most “Italians” in the squad (five), followed by the USA (four) and Brazil (three).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Group A&lt;/strong&gt;, made up of Argentina, Chile, Peru and Canada, is the only one with at least one Serie A TIM player present in each of the four national teams, and it is also the group with a greater number of footballers playing in our league.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Scaloni`s Argentina, there are four Serie A veterans who featured in the 2021 edition, and therefore reigning champions: the Viola’s &lt;strong&gt;Martínez Quarta&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Nico Gonzalez (Fiorentina)&lt;/strong&gt; and the world champions &lt;strong&gt;Paredes (Roma)&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Lautaro Martínez (Inter)&lt;/strong&gt;. The only new member in the reigning holders’ squad is Albiceleste talent &lt;strong&gt;Valentín Carboni&lt;/strong&gt;, born in 2005 and on Inter’s books, but who played for &lt;strong&gt;Monza&lt;/strong&gt; last season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;1563c14c-a2b6-48bd-bbe8-bdd1ddaacc55&#34; data-image-id=&#34;1563c14c-a2b6-48bd-bbe8-bdd1ddaacc55&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/2b5a8b9b-77af-4d35-af46-56784f0e2dd4/Sito_HERO_argentina.jpg&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;1563c14c-a2b6-48bd-bbe8-bdd1ddaacc55&#34; data-image-id=&#34;1563c14c-a2b6-48bd-bbe8-bdd1ddaacc55&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coach Gareca`s &lt;strong&gt;Chile&lt;/strong&gt; is chasing the &#34;&lt;em&gt;tercera&lt;/em&gt;&#34; after being knocked out in the quarter-finals last time out and in the semi-finals in 2019. The Argentine coach relies on the experience of some veterans of the historic 2015/2016 double, such as the goalkeeper, Bravo, former Napoli player, Vargas, and &lt;strong&gt;Inter ‘s Alexis Sanchez&lt;/strong&gt;, the Roja’s technical and spiritual leader, who is also their leading scorer (51) and record appearance maker in the history of the Chilean national team.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Peru&lt;/strong&gt; is on the back of two successful trips to Brazil, with a runners-up place in 2019 and fourth in 2021, and under the guidance of new coach Fossati they are aiming for a big scalp. The Blanquirroja attack will be entrusted to &lt;strong&gt;Gianluca Lapadula&lt;/strong&gt;, the &lt;strong&gt;Cagliari&lt;/strong&gt; centre-forward who already featured in the last Copa America, scoring three goals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;75fb7117-e82d-40ee-a0ac-fcc216152ec7&#34; data-image-id=&#34;75fb7117-e82d-40ee-a0ac-fcc216152ec7&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/f2b8e26b-a6fd-482e-b153-856e0c5f61fc/Sito_HERO_per%C3%B9.jpg&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;75fb7117-e82d-40ee-a0ac-fcc216152ec7&#34; data-image-id=&#34;75fb7117-e82d-40ee-a0ac-fcc216152ec7&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Canada&lt;/strong&gt; are preparing for their first-ever date in the competition, the only national team in this edition. Only one Serie A player appears among the Canucks, &lt;strong&gt;Inter’s Tajon Buchanan&lt;/strong&gt;, who made ten appearances and&amp;nbsp; bagged one goal for the Nerazzurri in the season just gone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Group A fixture schedule (CEST):&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li&gt;21 June, 02:00, Argentina vs. Canada&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;22 June, 02:00, Perù vs. Chile&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;26 June, 00:00, Perù vs. Canada&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;26 June, 03:00, Chile vs. Argentina&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;30 June, 02:00, Argentina vs. Perù&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;30 June, 02:00, Canada vs. Chile&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GROUP B&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Group B&lt;/strong&gt;, made up of Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela and Jamaica&lt;strong&gt;, &lt;/strong&gt;has the least number of Italian-based players involved.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coach Lozano`s &lt;strong&gt;Mexico&lt;/strong&gt; are chasing a Copa America final for the first time since 2001. La Verde arrive at the tournament with a squad made up mainly of players who play in Liga MX, bar a few exceptions such as Feyenoord striker, Giménez, and the Rossoblù defender, &lt;strong&gt;Johan Vásquez (Genoa)&lt;/strong&gt;, who has made 22 appearances and netted once for el Tricolor.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;84c8c0a8-7419-4b70-a4eb-cf1e53f70f9d&#34; data-image-id=&#34;84c8c0a8-7419-4b70-a4eb-cf1e53f70f9d&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/62bc0073-8e18-407f-a352-bbdd4caf9023/Sito_HERO_messico.png&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;84c8c0a8-7419-4b70-a4eb-cf1e53f70f9d&#34; data-image-id=&#34;84c8c0a8-7419-4b70-a4eb-cf1e53f70f9d&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ecuador &lt;/strong&gt;are dreaming of finishing among the top four of the tournament more than thirty years after the last time. No Serie A player is present in coach Félix Sánchez Bas` squad.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Venezuela&lt;/strong&gt; want to better their best result in the competition, a fourth-place finish in 2011. For coach Batista`s Vinotinto, there is only one “Italian” in the squad, the excellent &lt;strong&gt;Parma&lt;/strong&gt; defender, &lt;strong&gt;Osorio&lt;/strong&gt;, who in his fourth season in Emilia contributed 22 times to the Gialloblu’s Serie B title victory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jamaica&lt;/strong&gt; fly to the US to put behind two poor showings in the Copa America, following six defeats out of six. No footballer from our league is in the ranks of the Reggae Boyz.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Group B fixture schedule (CEST):&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li&gt;23 June, 00:00, Ecuador vs. Venezuela&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;23 June, 03:00, Mexico vs. Jamaica&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;27 June, 00:00, Ecuador vs. Jamaica&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;27 June, 03:00, Venezuela vs. Mexico&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;1° July, 02:00, Jamaica vs.Venezuela&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;1° July, 02:00, Mexico vs. Ecuador&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GROUP C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Group C&lt;/strong&gt;, made up of USA, Uruguay, Panama and Bolivia, has two squads without &#34;Italians&#34;: &lt;strong&gt;Panama&lt;/strong&gt;, in its second tournament, after being eliminated from the group stages in 2016, and &lt;strong&gt;Bolivia&lt;/strong&gt;, with a squad made up almost entirely of players who play in their domestic league.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;USA&lt;/strong&gt; aspire to be contenders as hosts, aiming to improve on a fourth-place in 1995 and 2016. Four Serie A player are available to Berhalter: the Bianconeri’s &lt;strong&gt;McKennie&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Weah (Juventus)&lt;/strong&gt; and the Rossoneri’s &lt;strong&gt;Musah&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Pulisic (AC Milan)&lt;/strong&gt;, the latter the undisputed star of the stars and stripes national team. &lt;strong&gt;Lund&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Palermo’s&lt;/strong&gt; 22-year-old defender, has also been called up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;e1919b5b-5bfd-486d-87b6-23be8ec050a6&#34; data-image-id=&#34;e1919b5b-5bfd-486d-87b6-23be8ec050a6&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/3a2023b7-f760-4d2a-9725-e1a1a5f2266a/Sito_HERO_USA.png&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;e1919b5b-5bfd-486d-87b6-23be8ec050a6&#34; data-image-id=&#34;e1919b5b-5bfd-486d-87b6-23be8ec050a6&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;Instead, &lt;strong&gt;Uruguay&lt;/strong&gt;, the most successful nation in South America (15 successes like Argentina), led by loco Bielsa want to get their hands back on a trophy that has been lacking since 2011. Two &#34;Italians&#34; are Suárez`s teammates: &lt;strong&gt;Mathias Olivera (Napoli)&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Nahitan Nández (Cagliari)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;fff52f08-0678-4cf5-8e97-c59371107f35&#34; data-image-id=&#34;fff52f08-0678-4cf5-8e97-c59371107f35&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/c857f281-af34-4f08-86cf-3fd03fe09f1f/Sito_HERO_uruguay.jpg&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;fff52f08-0678-4cf5-8e97-c59371107f35&#34; data-image-id=&#34;fff52f08-0678-4cf5-8e97-c59371107f35&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;Group C fixture schedule (CEST):&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li&gt;24 June, 00:00, USA vs. Bolivia&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;24 June, 03:00, Uruguay vs. Panama&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;28 June, 00:00, Panama vs. USA&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;28 June, 03:00, Uruguay vs. Bolivia&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;2 July, 03:00, USA vs. Uruguay&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;2 July, 03:00, Bolivia vs. Panama&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GROUP D&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also in Group D, there are two national teams without any Serie A representation: Costa Rica, who after the quarter-finals of 2001 and 2004 have been unable to get past the group stages, and Paraguay, looking for a Copa America final after being runners-up in 2011.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New coach of &lt;strong&gt;Brazil&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Dorival Júnior,&lt;/strong&gt; wants to make up for the defeat in the final against Argentina in the last edition of the tournament, looking to the Madrid attack duo Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior. The Verdeoro defence is supported by the Bianconeri rocks &lt;strong&gt;Danilo &lt;/strong&gt;and&lt;strong&gt; Bremer (Juventus)&lt;/strong&gt;, while in midfield &lt;strong&gt;Ederson (Atalanta)&lt;/strong&gt; has earned a call-up following an excellent season with the Dea.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;03367c5a-4133-461f-ac25-937744ea8856&#34; data-image-id=&#34;03367c5a-4133-461f-ac25-937744ea8856&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/75000552-02e3-4bb4-8f9d-76c3405e51b8/Sito_HERO_brasile.jpg&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;03367c5a-4133-461f-ac25-937744ea8856&#34; data-image-id=&#34;03367c5a-4133-461f-ac25-937744ea8856&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally, Néstor Lorenzo`s &lt;strong&gt;Colombia&lt;/strong&gt; dream of a return to the final after their first and only triumph in 2001. Two players from our league will lend a hand to the Los Cafeteros’ rearguard: &lt;strong&gt;Jhon Lucumí (Bologna)&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Yerry Mina (Cagliari)&lt;/strong&gt;, a key member of the 2018 World Cup squad, who scored two headed goals that took Colombia to the round of 16.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;65b1fbaa-e2dc-4945-ba40-1fded10f7bae&#34; data-image-id=&#34;65b1fbaa-e2dc-4945-ba40-1fded10f7bae&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/06919129-f30b-47eb-8363-6c774d4ddf6a/Sito_HERO_colombia.jpg&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;65b1fbaa-e2dc-4945-ba40-1fded10f7bae&#34; data-image-id=&#34;65b1fbaa-e2dc-4945-ba40-1fded10f7bae&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;Group D fixture schedule (CEST):&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li&gt;25 June, 00:00, Colombia vs. Paraguay&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;25 June, 03:00, Brazil vs. Costa Rica&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;29 June, 00:00, Colombia vs Costa Rica&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;29 June, 03:00, Paraguay vs. Brazil&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;3 July, 03:00, Brazil vs. Colombia&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;3 July, 03:00, Costa Rica vs. Paraguay&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;

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Three years after Argentina`s success in the final against the Seleçao in Brazil, the Copa America is back.The 48th edition of the South American competition returns to entertain European summer nights from 21 June to 15 July with a new format expanded to 16 teams, with all ten South American nations and six Central and North American nations. The event takes place in the United States of America for the second time in history, after the 100-year anniversary edition in 2016. 14 stadiums have been chosen as hosts, selected throughout the country from east to west, starting from Atlanta for the opening match and finishing in Miami for the final.Among Serie A clubs, Juventus are the most represented, with four players called up, followed by Inter and Cagliari with three; Argentina have the most “Italians” in the squad (five), followed by the USA (four) and Brazil (three).Group A, made up of Argentina, Chile, Peru and Canada, is the only one with at least one Serie A TIM player present in each of the four national teams, and it is also the group with a greater number of footballers playing in our league.For Scaloni`s Argentina, there are four Serie A veterans who featured in the 2021 edition, and therefore reigning champions: the Viola’s Martínez Quarta and Nico Gonzalez (Fiorentina) and the world champions Paredes (Roma) and Lautaro Martínez (Inter). The only new member in the reigning holders’ squad is Albiceleste talent Valentín Carboni, born in 2005 and on Inter’s books, but who played for Monza last season.<figure data-asset-id="1563c14c-a2b6-48bd-bbe8-bdd1ddaacc55" data-image-id="1563c14c-a2b6-48bd-bbe8-bdd1ddaacc55"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/2b5a8b9b-77af-4d35-af46-56784f0e2dd4/Sito_HERO_argentina.jpg" data-asset-id="1563c14c-a2b6-48bd-bbe8-bdd1ddaacc55" data-image-id="1563c14c-a2b6-48bd-bbe8-bdd1ddaacc55" alt=""></figure>Coach Gareca`s Chile is chasing the "tercera" after being knocked out in the quarter-finals last time out and in the semi-finals in 2019. The Argentine coach relies on the experience of some veterans of the historic 2015/2016 double, such as the goalkeeper, Bravo, former Napoli player, Vargas, and Inter ‘s Alexis Sanchez, the Roja’s technical and spiritual leader, who is also their leading scorer (51) and record appearance maker in the history of the Chilean national team.Peru is on the back of two successful trips to Brazil, with a runners-up place in 2019 and fourth in 2021, and under the guidance of new coach Fossati they are aiming for a big scalp. The Blanquirroja attack will be entrusted to Gianluca Lapadula, the Cagliari centre-forward who already featured in the last Copa America, scoring three goals.<figure data-asset-id="75fb7117-e82d-40ee-a0ac-fcc216152ec7" data-image-id="75fb7117-e82d-40ee-a0ac-fcc216152ec7"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/f2b8e26b-a6fd-482e-b153-856e0c5f61fc/Sito_HERO_per%C3%B9.jpg" data-asset-id="75fb7117-e82d-40ee-a0ac-fcc216152ec7" data-image-id="75fb7117-e82d-40ee-a0ac-fcc216152ec7" alt=""></figure>Canada are preparing for their first-ever date in the competition, the only national team in this edition. Only one Serie A player appears among the Canucks, Inter’s Tajon Buchanan, who made ten appearances and&nbsp; bagged one goal for the Nerazzurri in the season just gone.Group A fixture schedule (CEST):<ul> <li>21 June, 02:00, Argentina vs. Canada</li> <li>22 June, 02:00, Perù vs. Chile</li> <li>26 June, 00:00, Perù vs. Canada</li> <li>26 June, 03:00, Chile vs. Argentina</li> <li>30 June, 02:00, Argentina vs. Perù</li> <li>30 June, 02:00, Canada vs. Chile</li></ul>GROUP BGroup B, made up of Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela and Jamaica, has the least number of Italian-based players involved.Coach Lozano`s Mexico are chasing a Copa America final for the first time since 2001. La Verde arrive at the tournament with a squad made up mainly of players who play in Liga MX, bar a few exceptions such as Feyenoord striker, Giménez, and the Rossoblù defender, Johan Vásquez (Genoa), who has made 22 appearances and netted once for el Tricolor.<figure data-asset-id="84c8c0a8-7419-4b70-a4eb-cf1e53f70f9d" data-image-id="84c8c0a8-7419-4b70-a4eb-cf1e53f70f9d"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/62bc0073-8e18-407f-a352-bbdd4caf9023/Sito_HERO_messico.png" data-asset-id="84c8c0a8-7419-4b70-a4eb-cf1e53f70f9d" data-image-id="84c8c0a8-7419-4b70-a4eb-cf1e53f70f9d" alt=""></figure>Ecuador are dreaming of finishing among the top four of the tournament more than thirty years after the last time. No Serie A player is present in coach Félix Sánchez Bas` squad.Venezuela want to better their best result in the competition, a fourth-place finish in 2011. For coach Batista`s Vinotinto, there is only one “Italian” in the squad, the excellent Parma defender, Osorio, who in his fourth season in Emilia contributed 22 times to the Gialloblu’s Serie B title victory.Jamaica fly to the US to put behind two poor showings in the Copa America, following six defeats out of six. No footballer from our league is in the ranks of the Reggae Boyz.Group B fixture schedule (CEST):<ul> <li>23 June, 00:00, Ecuador vs. Venezuela</li> <li>23 June, 03:00, Mexico vs. Jamaica</li> <li>27 June, 00:00, Ecuador vs. Jamaica</li> <li>27 June, 03:00, Venezuela vs. Mexico</li> <li>1° July, 02:00, Jamaica vs.Venezuela</li> <li>1° July, 02:00, Mexico vs. Ecuador</li></ul>GROUP CGroup C, made up of USA, Uruguay, Panama and Bolivia, has two squads without "Italians": Panama, in its second tournament, after being eliminated from the group stages in 2016, and Bolivia, with a squad made up almost entirely of players who play in their domestic league.The USA aspire to be contenders as hosts, aiming to improve on a fourth-place in 1995 and 2016. Four Serie A player are available to Berhalter: the Bianconeri’s McKennie and Weah (Juventus) and the Rossoneri’s Musah and Pulisic (AC Milan), the latter the undisputed star of the stars and stripes national team. Lund, Palermo’s 22-year-old defender, has also been called up.<figure data-asset-id="e1919b5b-5bfd-486d-87b6-23be8ec050a6" data-image-id="e1919b5b-5bfd-486d-87b6-23be8ec050a6"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/3a2023b7-f760-4d2a-9725-e1a1a5f2266a/Sito_HERO_USA.png" data-asset-id="e1919b5b-5bfd-486d-87b6-23be8ec050a6" data-image-id="e1919b5b-5bfd-486d-87b6-23be8ec050a6" alt=""></figure>Instead, Uruguay, the most successful nation in South America (15 successes like Argentina), led by loco Bielsa want to get their hands back on a trophy that has been lacking since 2011. Two "Italians" are Suárez`s teammates: Mathias Olivera (Napoli) and Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).<figure data-asset-id="fff52f08-0678-4cf5-8e97-c59371107f35" data-image-id="fff52f08-0678-4cf5-8e97-c59371107f35"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/c857f281-af34-4f08-86cf-3fd03fe09f1f/Sito_HERO_uruguay.jpg" data-asset-id="fff52f08-0678-4cf5-8e97-c59371107f35" data-image-id="fff52f08-0678-4cf5-8e97-c59371107f35" alt=""></figure>Group C fixture schedule (CEST):<ul> <li>24 June, 00:00, USA vs. Bolivia</li> <li>24 June, 03:00, Uruguay vs. Panama</li> <li>28 June, 00:00, Panama vs. USA</li> <li>28 June, 03:00, Uruguay vs. Bolivia</li> <li>2 July, 03:00, USA vs. Uruguay</li> <li>2 July, 03:00, Bolivia vs. Panama</li></ul>GROUP DAlso in Group D, there are two national teams without any Serie A representation: Costa Rica, who after the quarter-finals of 2001 and 2004 have been unable to get past the group stages, and Paraguay, looking for a Copa America final after being runners-up in 2011.New coach of Brazil, Dorival Júnior, wants to make up for the defeat in the final against Argentina in the last edition of the tournament, looking to the Madrid attack duo Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior. The Verdeoro defence is supported by the Bianconeri rocks Danilo and Bremer (Juventus), while in midfield Ederson (Atalanta) has earned a call-up following an excellent season with the Dea.<figure data-asset-id="03367c5a-4133-461f-ac25-937744ea8856" data-image-id="03367c5a-4133-461f-ac25-937744ea8856"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/75000552-02e3-4bb4-8f9d-76c3405e51b8/Sito_HERO_brasile.jpg" data-asset-id="03367c5a-4133-461f-ac25-937744ea8856" data-image-id="03367c5a-4133-461f-ac25-937744ea8856" alt=""></figure>Finally, Néstor Lorenzo`s Colombia dream of a return to the final after their first and only triumph in 2001. Two players from our league will lend a hand to the Los Cafeteros’ rearguard: Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) and Yerry Mina (Cagliari), a key member of the 2018 World Cup squad, who scored two headed goals that took Colombia to the round of 16.<figure data-asset-id="65b1fbaa-e2dc-4945-ba40-1fded10f7bae" data-image-id="65b1fbaa-e2dc-4945-ba40-1fded10f7bae"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/06919129-f30b-47eb-8363-6c774d4ddf6a/Sito_HERO_colombia.jpg" data-asset-id="65b1fbaa-e2dc-4945-ba40-1fded10f7bae" data-image-id="65b1fbaa-e2dc-4945-ba40-1fded10f7bae" alt=""></figure>Group D fixture schedule (CEST):<ul> <li>25 June, 00:00, Colombia vs. Paraguay</li> <li>25 June, 03:00, Brazil vs. Costa Rica</li> <li>29 June, 00:00, Colombia vs Costa Rica</li> <li>29 June, 03:00, Paraguay vs. Brazil</li> <li>3 July, 03:00, Brazil vs. Colombia</li> <li>3 July, 03:00, Costa Rica vs. Paraguay</li></ul> (Photo Getty Images)

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