fter a goalless first half Argentina came out swinging, racking
up a two-goal lead before the hour mark thanks to 'Kun' Agüero. A
late Riquelme penalty and red cards for Lucas and Neves left
Dunga's Brazil utterly helpless as they now face up to yet another
Olympics without the gold.
However the team in yellow may feel somewhat aggrieved at the
scoreline, given that at 2-0 and eleven men per side they had what
appeared to some to be a valid goal disallowed for offside. In any
case, though, the albiceleste are back in the final as they attempt
to defend their title.
Full report to follow.
ARGENTINA 3-0 BRAZIL
1-0 Agüero 52'
2-0 Agüero 57'
3-0 Riquelme 76' (pen.)
Argentina (Batista): Romero; Zabaleta, Pareja,
Garay, Monzón; Gago, Mascherano, Riquelme (Sosa 90), di Maria;
Messi, Agüero.
Brazil (Dunga): Renan Brito; Rafinha, Alex Silva,
Breno, Marcelo; Diego (Jô 71), Hernanes (Neves 61), Lucas,
Anderson; Ronaldinho; Sobis (Pato 61).
Yellow Cards: Zabaleta 7, Pareja 63, Di Maria 65 - Breno
19, Hernanes 32, Anderson 67, Rafinha 75.
Red Cards: None - Lucas 81, Neves 8.
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)