Intr-o perioada de pauza competitionala, in care microbistii de obicei se plictisesc, fotbalul din America de Sud ne va mai umple putin zilele, iar incepand de joi noaptea vom putea vedea pe micile ecrane Copa America, transmisa in Romania de DigiSport.
Copa Amercia este cea mai veche competitie continentala din lume, prima editie dispuntandu-se in 1916, luand parte doar 4 echipe; Argentina, Uruguay, Brazilia si Chile. Acel turneu s-a desfasurat in sistem grupa, iar ocupanta locului 1 la final urma sa intre in posesia trofeului, castigatoare fiind nationala Uruguay-ului. De altfel Urugauy detine recordul trofeelor castigate, 15, urmata de Argentina cu 14 si Brazilia 8. Tot nationala Uruguay-ului este si detinatoarea trofeului, castigand ultima editie, cea din 2011 disputata in Argentina, dupa finala cu Paraguay scor 3-0.
Ca in fiecare data favoritele pot fi considerate Brazilia si Argentina, insa nationala Columbiei poate avea un cuvant greu de spus in aceasta editie, actuala generatie fiind una de exceptie cu jucatori de certa valoare, amintindu-i aici pe Bacca, Rodriguez, Falcao, Cuadrado sau Martinez. Competitia va debuta pe data de 11 iunie, iar finala se va disputa 4 iulie. Marele absent al turneului este uruguayanul Luis Suarez, atacantul Barcelonei fiind suspendat in urma incidentului de la mondialul din Brazilia.
Grupele si programul de disputare:
Grupa A: Chile, Mexic, Bolivia, Ecuador
12 iunie, ora 02:30, Santiago: Chile - Ecuador
13 iunie, ora 02:30, Vina del Mar: Mexic - Bolivia
16 iunie, ora 00:00 Valparaiso: Ecuador - Bolivia
16 iunie, ora 02:30, Santiago: Chile - Mexic
20 iunie, ora 00:00, Rancagua: Mexic - Ecuador
20 iunie, ora 00:00, Santiago: Chile - Bolivia
Grupa B: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Jamaica
13 iunie, ora 22:00, Antofagasta: Uruguay - Jamaica
14 iunie, ora 00:30, La Serena: Argentina - Paraguay
17 iunie, ora 00:00, Antofagasta: Paraguay - Jamaica
17 iunie, ora 02:30, La Serena: Argentina - Uruguay
20 iunie, ora 22:00, La Serena: Uruguay - Paraguay
21 iunie, ora 00:30, Vina del Mar: Argentina - Jamaica
Grupa C: Brazilia, Columbia, Peru, Venezuela
14 iunie, ora 22:00, Rancagua: Columbia - Venezuela
15 iunie, ora 00:30, Temuco: Brazilia - Peru
18 iunie, ora 03:00, Santiago: Brazilia - Columbia
19 iunie, ora 02:30, Valparaiso: Peru - Venezuela
21 iunie, ora 22:00, Temuco: Columbia - Peru
22 iunie, ora 00:30, Santiago: Brazilia - Venezuela
Se califica automat primele doua clasate din cele trei grupe, in timp ce ultimele doua care vor intregi tabloul "sferturilor" vor fi stabilite din cele trei echipe care vor incheia pe locul trei (un clasament in trei, din care primele doua merg mai departe).
Sferturi de finala
1 - 25 iunie, ora 02:30, Santiago: Castigatoarea grupa A - Locul 3 grupa B/C
2 - 26 iunie, ora 02:30, Temuco: Locul 2 grupa A - Locul 2 grupa C
3 - 27 iunie, ora 02:30, Vina del Mar: Castigatoarea grupa B - Locul 3 grupa A/C
4 - 28 iunie, ora 00:30, Concepcion: Castigatoarea grupa C - Locul 2 grupa B
Semifinale
30 iunie, ora 02:30, Santiago: Castigatoarea sfert de finala 1 - Castigatoarea sfert de finala 2
1 iulie, ora 02:30, Concepcion: Castigatoarea sfert de finala 3 - Castigatoarea sfert de finala 4
Finala mica - 4 iulie, ora 02:30, Concepcion
Finala mare - 4 iulie, ora 23:00, Santiago.
Castigatoare Copa America:
15 titluri - Uruguay
14 titluri - Argentina
8 titluri - Brazilia
2 titluri - Peru, Paraguay
1 titlu - Columbia, Bolivia
Loturile celor 12 participante:
ARGENTINA
Portari: Sergio Romero (Sampdoria), Nahuel Guzman (Tigres), Mariano Andujar (Napoli)
Fundaşi: Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Facundo Roncaglia (Genoa), Ezequiel Garay (Zenit), Martin Demichelis (Manchester City), Nicolas Otamendi (Valencia), Marcos Rojo (Manchester United), Milton Casco (Newell's)
Mijlocaşi: Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Lucas Biglia (Lazio), Ever Banega (Sevilla), Roberto Pereyra (Juventus), Fernando Gago (Boca), Angel Di María (Manchester United), Erik Lamela (Tottenham), Javier Pastore (PSG)
Atacanţi: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Carlos Tevez (Juventus), Ezequiel Lavezzi (PSG), Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli)
Antrenor: Gerardo Martino
BOLIVIA
Portari: Jose Penarrieta (Oriente Petrolero), Romel Quinonez (Bolivar), Hugo Suarez (Blooming)
Fundaşi: Marvin Bejarano (Oriente Petrolero), Cristian Coimbra (Blooming), Ronald Eguino (Bolivar), Miguel Hurtado (Blooming), Leonel Morales (Blooming), Ronald Raldes (Oriente Petrolero), Edemir Rodriguez (Bolivar), Edward Zenteno (Wilstermann)
Mijlocaşi: Danny Bejarano (Oriente Petrolero), Jhasmani Campos (Bolivar), Alejandro Chumacero (The Strongest), Pablo Escobar (The Strongest), Sebastian Gamarra (AC Milan), Damian Lizio (O'Higgins), Damir Miranda (Bolivar), Martin Smedberg (IFK Goteborg), Walter Veizaga (The Strongest)
Atacanţi: Marcelo Martins Moreno (Changchun Yatai), Ricardo Pedriel (Mersin Idmanyurdu), Alcides Pena (Oriente Petrolero)
Antrenor: Mauricio Soria
BRAZILIA
Portari: Jefferson (Botafogo), Marcelo Grohe (Gremio), Neto (Fiorentina)
Fundaşi: Fabinho (Monaco), Filipe Luis (Chelsea), Danilo (Real Madrid), David Luiz (PSG), Marquinhos (PSG), Thiago Silva (PSG), Miranda (Atletico Madrid)
Mijlocaşi: Elias (Corinthians), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Casemiro (Porto), Willian (Chelsea), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool), Everton Ribeiro (Al-Ahli), Douglas Costa (Shakhtar Donetsk), Fred (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Atacanţi: Neymar (Barcelona), Robinho (Santos), Roberto Firmino (Hoffenheim), Diego Tardelli (Shandong Luneng)
Antrenor: Carlos Dunga
CHILE
Portari: Claudio Bravo (Barcelona), Paulo Garces (Colo-Colo), Johnny Herrera (Universidad de Chile)
Fundaşi: Miiko Albornoz (Hannover), Mauricio Isla (Juventus), Gonzalo Jara (Mainz), Gary Medel (Inter), Eugenio Mena (Cruzeiro), Jose Rojas (Universidad de Chile)
Mijlocaşi: Charles Aránguiz (Internacional), Jean Beausejour (Colo-Colo), Carlos Carmona (Atalanta), Marcelo Díaz (Hamburg), Matías Fernandez (Fiorentina), Felipe Gutiérrez (Twente), Arturo Vidal (Juventus), David Pizarro (Fiorentina), Jorge Valdivia (Palmeiras)
Atacanţi: Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal), Eduardo Vargas (Napoli), Angelo Henríquez (Dinamo Zagreb), Mauricio Pinilla (Atalanta), Edson Puch (Huracan)
Antrenor: Jorge Sampaoli (argentinian)
COLUMBIA
Portari: Cristian Bonilla (Equidad), David Ospina (Arsenal), Camilo Vargas (Atlético Nacional)
Fundaşi: Darwin Andrade (Standard Liege), Santiago Arias (PSV), Pablo Armero (Flamengo), Pedro Franco (Besiktas), Jeison Murillo (Granada), Carlos Valdes (Nacional), Cristian Zapata (Milan), Camilo Zuniga (Napoli)
Mijlocaşi: Edwin Cardona (Monterrey), Juan Cuadrado (Chelsea), Alexander Mejia (Monterrey), James Rodríguez (Real Madrid), Carlos Sanchez (Aston Villa), Edwin Valencia (Santos)
Atacanţi: Carlos Bacca (Sevilla), Radamel Falcao (Monaco), Teofilo Gutierrez (River Plate), Victor Ibarbo (Roma), Jackson Martinez (Porto), Luis Muriel (Sampdoria)
Antrenor: Jose Pekerman (argentinian)
ECUADOR
Portari: Alexander Domínguez (Liga de Quito), Esteban Dreer (Emelec), Librado Azcona (Independiente del Valle)
Fundaşi: Juan Carlos Paredes (Watford), Frickson Erazo (Gremio), Gabriel Achilier (Emelec), Jhon Narváez (Emelec), Oscar Bagüí (Emelec), Walter Ayoví (Pachuca), Arturo Mina (Independiente del Valle), Mario Pineida (Independiente del Valle)
Mijlocaşi: Christian Noboa (PAOK), Renato Ibarra (Vitesse), Pedro Larrea (Liga de Loja), Pedro Quinonez (Emelec), Osbaldo Lastra (Emelec), Fidel Martínez (Pumas), Jonathan Gonzáles, (Universidad de Guadalajara), Juan Cazares (Banfield)
Atacanţi: Enner Valencia (West Ham), Jaime Ayoví (Godoy Cruz), Jefferson Montero (Swansea), Miller Bolanos (Emelec)
Antrenor: Gustavo Quinteros (bolivian)
JAMAICA
Portari: Ryan Thompson (Pittsburgh Riverhounds), Duwayne Kerr (Sarpsborg 08), Dwayne Miller (Syrianska)
Fundaşi: Wes Morgan (Leicester City), Jermaine Taylor (Houston Dynamo), Michael Hector (Reading), Daniel Gordon (Karlsruher), Adrian Mariappa (Crystal Palace), Hughan Gray (Waterhouse FC), Kemar Lawrence (New York Red Bulls)
Mijlocaşi: Je-Vaughn Watson (FC Dallas), Rodolph Austin (Leeds United), Joel Grant (Yeovil), Lance Laing (FC Edmonton), Garath McCleary (Reading), Joel McAnuff (Leyton Orient)
Atacanţi: Allan Ottey (Mobay United), Giles Barnes (Houston Dynamo), Darren Mattocks (Vancouver), Simon Dawkins (Derby County), Deshorn Brown (Valarenga), Romeo Parkes (Isidro Metapan), Dino Williams (Mobay United)
Antrenor: Winfried Schafer (german)
MEXIC
Portari: Jose Corona (Cruz Azul), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Meliton Hernandez (Veracruz)
Fundaşi: George Corral (Queretaro), Gerardo Flores (Cruz Azul), Rafael Marquez (Verona), Hugo Ayala (UANL), Julio Dominguez (Cruz Azul), Carlos Salcedo (Guadalajara), Miguel Angel Herrera (Pachuca), Adrian Aldrete (Santos Laguna), Efrain Velarde (Monterrey)
Mijlocaşi: Mario Osuna (Queretaro), Juan Carlos Medina (Atlas), Javier Guemez (Tijuana), Jesus Manuel Corona (FC Twente), Javier Aquino (Rayo Vallecano), Luis Montes (Leon), Marco Fabian (Guadalajara)
Atacanţi: Raul Jimenez (Atletico Madrid), Eduardo Herrera (UNAM), Enrique Esqueda (UANL), Vicente Matias Vuoso (Chiapas)
Antrenor: Miguel Herrera
PARAGUAY
Portari: Justo Villar (Colo Colo), Anthony Silva (Independiente Medellín), Alfredo Aguilar (Guaraní)
Fundaşi: Paulo Da Silva (Toluca), Marcos Caceres (Newell's Old Boys), Pablo Aguilar (America), Miguel Samudio (America), Ivan Píris (Udinese), Fabian Balbuena (Libertad), Bruno Valdez (Cerro Porteno)
Mijlocaşi: Víctor Caceres (Flamengo), Osvaldo Martinez (América), Nestor Ortigoza (San Lorenzo), Richard Ortiz (Toluca), Oscar Romero (Racing), Osmar Molinas (Libertad), Eduardo Aranda (Olimpia)
Atacanţi: Roque Santa Cruz (Cruz Azul), Lucas Barrios (Montpellier), Nelson Haedo Valdez (Eintracht Frankfurt), Edgar Benítez (Toluca), Derlis González (FC Basel), Raul Bobadilla (Augsburg)
Antrenor: Ramón Díaz (argentinian)
PERU
Portari: Pedro Gallese (Juan Aurich), Diego Penny (Sporting Cristal), Salomon Libman (Cesar Vallejo)
Fundaşi: Luis Advincula (Vitoria Setubal), Carlos Zambrano (Eintracht Frankfurt), Pedro Requena (Cesar Vallejo), Hansell Riojas (Cesar Vallejo), Christian Ramos (Juan Aurich), Yoshimar Yotun (Malmö), Jair Cespedes (Juan Aurich)
Mijlocaşi: Josepmir Ballon (Sporting Cristal), Edwin Retamoso (Real Garcilaso), Carlos Lobaton (Sporting Cristal), Carlos Ascues (Melgar), Joel Sanchez (Universidad San Martín de Porres), Paolo Hurtado (Pacos de Ferreira), Juan Manuel Vargas (Fiorentina), Christian Cueva (Alianza Lima), Cristian Benavente (Real Madrid Castilla), Paulo Albarracin (Alianza Lima)
Atacanţi: Andre Carrillo (Sporting CP), Jefferson Farfan (Schalke), Paolo Guerrero (Corinthians), Claudio Pizarro (Bayern Munich), Yordy Reyna (RB Leipzig)
Antrenor: Ricardo Gareca (argentinian)
URUGUAY
Portari: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Martin Silva (Vasco da Gama), Rodrigo Munoz (Libertad)
Fundaşi: Maxi Pereira (Benfica), Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Sebastian Coates (Sunderland), Gaston Silva (Torino), Alvaro Pereira (Estudiantes), Mathias Corujo (Universidad de Chile), Jorge Fucile (Nacional)
Mijlocaşi: Alvaro Gonzalez (Torino), Carlos Sanchez (River Plate), Egidio Arevalo Rios (UANL), Guzman Pereira (Universidad de Chile), Nicolas Lodeiro (Boca Juniors), Cristian Rodriguez (Gremio), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro)
Atacanţi: Diego Rolan (Bordeaux), Jonathan Rodriguez (Benfica), Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), Christian Stuani (Espanyol), Abel Hernandez (Hull City)
Antrenor: Oscar Tabarez
VENEZUELA
Portari: Alain Baroja (Caracas), Wuilker Farinez (Caracas), Daniel Hernandez (Tenerife)
Fundaşi: Gabriel Cichero (Mineros de Guayana), Grenddy Perozo (Ajaccio), Andres Tunez (Buriram United), Wilker Angel (Deportivo Tachira), Roberto Rosales (Malaga), Fernando Amorebieta (Middlesbrough), Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes)
Mijlocaşi: Rafael Acosta (Mineros de Guayana), Ronald Vargas (Baliskersirspor), Franklin Lucena (Deportivo La Guaira), Cesar Gonzalez (Deportivo Táchira), Tomas Rincon (Genoa), John Murillo (Zamora), Luis Manuel Seijas (Santa Fe), Juan Arango (Tijuana), Alejandro Guerra (Atletico Nacional)
Atacanţi: Gelmin Rivas (Deportivo Táchira), Nicolas "Miku" Fedor (Rayo Vallecano), Josef Martínez (Torino), Salomon Rondon (Zenit)
Antrenor: Noel Sanvicente