Neymar, Pato fire Brazil into quarter-finals

15 July,2011 08:53 AM IST |   |  AFP

Brazil pulled a big performance out on Wednesday to advance to the Copa America quarter-finals as Group B winners after beating Ecuador 4-2 in an entertaining contest in Cordoba


Brazil pulled a big performance out on Wednesday to advance to the Copa America quarter-finals as Group B winners after beating Ecuador 4-2 in an entertaining contest in Cordoba.

A brace each from Alexander Pato on 28 and 61 minutes and Santos starlet Neymar on 49 saw the auriverde just win the group on goal difference from Venezuela, who earlier shared a 3-3 draw with Paraguay.

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