"[25] The Mexican squad was a team composed mostly from the local league with little international experience. Capable of all sorts of goals from magnificent volleys to tap-ins, and also able with his head, his price just seems far too big in relation to his ability and while he must fight Carlos Bacca and Radamel Falcao for goals (not to mention Jackson Martinez or Teo Guiterez), that did not prevent him notching six during the whole tournament and the 23 year old also takes penalties to boot. Players goals by month. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Neymar is to Brazil what Messi is to Argentina, with 43 goals in 62 matches already making him a national icon, and while the expectation on his shoulders may remarkably be even greater following his step into the captaincy, if anything he as improved as a player. Twelve teams competed, the ten members of CONMEBOL and two guests from CONCACAF – Mexico and Jamaica, the latter of which competed in the Copa América for the first time. Player standing - Overall. Later, both Sampaoli and Vidal spoke to press, as Vidal returned to the training ground. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Goals. Sections. Goals. Predicted by many to star for Argentina in last year’s World Cup, injury robbed him of a chance to shine but crucially he arrives fit and ready for this test following yet another remarkable season for Manchester City, taking the golden boot despite missing the packed Christmas period thanks to a knee injury and scoring seven Champions League goals to boot. Championship 2015-16: Match Bets and Specials, Premier League 2014/15: Without the Top 7, The Football League 2015-16: Leagues 1 & 2, The Premier League 2015/16 – The Battle For Survival, The Premier League 2015/16: The Best Of The Rest. Competition phase. Messi has a debt of honor with his National Team, since he hasn't won anything with La Albiceleste. [ MORE: All of PST’s Copa America coverage ]. 1 pt each/way Sergio Aguero (9/1 Betway, 8/1 general), 1 pt each/way James Rodrigues (25/1 general), 1 pt James Rodrigues top Colombia goalscorer (9/2 general), 1 pt James Rodrigues top La Liga goalscorer (12/1 Skybet). With that in mind, Falcao may get the starting nod with Jose Pekerman's team, making him one of the players to watch in a highly talented Colombian side. Most stadiums were renovated or rebuilt for the contest. As a matter of fact, the tournament was to be held in Brazil. [52] However he would remain with the club until January 16, 2016 when he agreed to terminate his contract with them. Here are a few strikers that could be crowned as the top scorer in the tournament. Chile played last night, with Arturo Vidal scoring from the spot and Eduardo Vargas making it 2-0, and against Bolivia and Mexico they would hope to grab more goals. Copa America 2015 – Top Scorer. [17], CONMEBOL announced the composition of the four pots on 10 November 2014. [32], Jeison Murillo Players goals by month. The colors of Chilean flag make a statement in the design of this ball: the red representing the people, the blue symbolizing the Chilean sky, and the white for the Andes that so strongly define the geography of this country. Brazil (6), Venezuela (85) In total, 59 goals were scored by 39 different players, with two of them credited as own goals. In the leadup to the World Cup he scored just 15 times for Barcelona but playing alongside a rejuvenated Messi and the influence of Suarez he has bagged 38 for Barcelona including 10 in the Champion League, a remarkable seven of them coming in the knockout stages including both legs of the semi final and final. Bolivia (103) Sections. [48] CONMEBOL fined Neymar $10,000 and suspended him for four matches, ruling him out for the remainder of the tournament,[49] while Bacca was suspended for two matches. Sanchez has scored 26 goals with La Roja in 80 games. Furthermore, playing the tournament in his home country will be quite motivating, since the Chileans will want to win it all for the first time. [20] On 23 November 2014, it was announced by CONMEBOL that Argentina and Brazil had been assigned to positions B1 and C1, respectively. Later, it was discovered that he was involved in a traffic accident on his way back to the training ground[44] and put under arrest by driving under alcohol influence. Competition phase. The 2015 Copa America is in the books — Chile are South American champions for the first time in 99 years — and needless to say, it was a tournament to remember. During the second semester of the season, Falcao has found the way to shine with Los Cafetaleros, scoring five times in their most recent games. ", "BeIN Sports: Messi habría rechazado el MVP del torneo", "Lionel Messi allegedly refuses best player award at Copa America as trophy removed from ceremony", "Messi rechazó recoger el premio a MVP de la Copa América", "Messi rechazó el MVP del Argentina-Paraguay de la Copa América", "Copa América 2015 – Team of the tournament", "Nike Cachana – Copa America 2015 Ball Revealed", "Official mascot for the 2015 Copa América revealed – now help choose a name! [14] Thus making Jamaica the first Caribbean nation to compete in Copa America. He had four goals in the World Cup too before being taken out by Zuniga and missing the infamous semi final and third place playoff and has been the figure around with Dunga has rebuilt the team following the World Cup. He has 12 goals in his last 15 since the World Cup including the winner against group rivals Colombia and also one of three scored against France, and his record in the knockout stages of the Champions League bodes very well. Watch the Copa América meeting between live on Eurosport UK. Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The 33-year old veteran will be one of the most experienced players for La Albirroja, and his performance will be key to their survival in the tournament. ", "FIFA statement on CAS decision relating to Luis Suarez", "The 39 referees of the Copa América – Chile 2015", "Copa América fixture list announced for Chile 2015", "Programa oficial del acontecimiento que cada vez está más cerca... La Copa América Chile 2015", "Copa América 2015 awards – check out the winners! [40], The official mascot of the tournament, a young culpeo fox, was unveiled on 17 November 2014. His great year with the Gunners may have provided him the necessary confidence to get closer to Chile's all-time scoring leader, which is none other than Marcelo Salas. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. [3] Brazil and Chile's Football Federations discussed the idea of swapping around the order of being hosts of the 2015 and 2019 tournaments. Top Goalscorer: Paolo Guerrero, Eduardo Vargas; Best Young Player: Jeison Murillo; Best Goalkeeper: Claudio Bravo; Fair Play Trophy: Peru Jimenez(22) scored a crucial goal during the CONCACAF qualifiers for Brazil 2014 with a phenomenal bicycle kick. [46] Vidal's driver license was revoked, and sentenced to pay the damage done. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Copa America top scorers. Copa America 2015 Nav. Gerardo Martino has more options to choose from than pretty much anyone upfront – barring Colombia – but it would be a great surprise if Sergio Aguero were not included in those games and the Manchester City man may be worth chancing. Teams were ranked on the following criteria:[22], In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[22].
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