Nunez scores as Uruguay win Copa America opener

Darwin Nunez scored arsenic Uruguay began their Copa America run pinch a 3-1 triumph complete Panama successful Miami, Florida.

The Liverpool striker, 25, volleyed location astatine nan adjacent station pinch 5 minutes of normal clip remaining to double Uruguay's lead aft defender Ronald Araujo had opened nan scoring aft 16 minutes.

Left-back Matias Vina added a 3rd successful added clip for nan 15-time champions, earlier defender Michael Amir Murillo scored a consolation for Panama.

"When it comes to Uruguay's aspirations, we will spot that and build it lucifer by match," said Uruguay head Marcelo Bielsa.

"My anticipation is that each lucifer will progressively thief america to amended connected our level. Uruguay has players of a very bully level and we request to spot if I tin build pinch those players."

Uruguay person been successful good shape and person been tipped to impressment astatine nan Copa America aft beating Argentina and Brazil successful World Cup qualifiers complete nan past 12 months.

Group C's different crippled saw Christian Pulisic people 1 extremity and group up different arsenic nan United States hit Bolivia 2-0 successful their tourney opener successful Arlington, Texas.

The AC Milan frontman coiled successful a good opener aft 3 minutes earlier mounting up Monaco striker Folarin Balogun, whose debased left-footed decorativeness added a 2nd conscionable earlier half-time.