David Ospina stars as Colombia edge out Uruguay on penalties

BRASILIA: David Ospina saved two penalty attempts as Colombia advanced to the Copa America semifinals with a 4-2 shootout win over Uruguay here.

The Napoli goalkeeper dived low to his right to keep out Jose Gimenez's spot-kick and then leaped to his left to palm away Matias Vina's attempt at the Mane Garrincha stadium in Brasilia on Saturday.

The match went to a shootout after a goalless 90 minutes in which neither team posed a clear attacking threat.

With no extra-time played in South America's major competitions, the match went straight to penalties after 90 minutes, paving the way for Ospina and his teammates to atone for their shootout defeat to Chile in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Copa America. IANS

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