Seattle Sounders – Atlanta United: Sounders’ Home Advantage Prevails Yet Again (2-1)
Seattle take deserved three points due to a better game plan. ...
New York Red Bulls – New York City FC: Intense Red Bulls Triumph In New York Derby (2-1)
The New York Red Bulls’ intense approach made this game a battle of attrition at times. New York City FC were able to take the lead early on, yet the pressing of the Red Bulls subdued the City attack ...
Flamengo – Goiás: Merciless Flamengo Down Goiás In Jorge Jésus’ New Formation (6-1)
The packed Estádio da Gávea pitted third place Flamengo against Goiás, who occupied seventh place in the Campeonato Brasileiro. An electric start became ugly for the visiting side as three goals in fi...
Athletico Paranaense – SC Internacional: Last-gasp piece of quality wins Paranaense a chaotic yet dysfunctional match (1-0)
Paranaense found dominance in this match through their diagonal threat and sustained pressure off the ball. Internacional seemed far too reluctant to keep the ball down and, rather, pumped hopeful bal...
Atlanta United – New York Red Bulls: New York Salvage Point In Feisty Six-Goal Thriller (3-3)
Amidst a calamitous ninety minutes of nearly non-stop injuries, Atlanta and New York tussled until the end in what was as much an interesting tactical battle – featuring intense pressing formations an...
FC Cincinnati – Houston Dynamo: FC Cincinnati Claim Three Points In Spite Of Uninspiring Display (3-2)
Houston Dynamo’s record on the road keeps haunting them, as last-placed FC Cincinnati was the latest side to take advantage of their opponents’ poor defending and dysfunctional possession ...
Brazil – Peru: Brazil Nullifies Guerrero And Overcomes Peruvian Defense Through Wing Play (3-1)
After a twelve year drought, Brazil win their ninth Copa América title with a well-deserved victory over Peru. The Peruvians tried to fend off Brazil with a well thought-out defensive plan, but Brazil...
Chile – Peru: Off-The-Pace Chile Left Licking Their Wounds After Disastrous Start (0-3)
Peru out-pressed Chile, and that was the key difference in this dramatic Copa América semi-final. The edge the Peruvians gained from being that bit tighter to their opposition enabled them to manipula...
Brazil – Argentina: Individual Brilliance Carries Brazil Past Unlucky Argentina (2-0)
Gabriel Jesus, Roberto Firmino, and Dani Alves carried Brazil past an Argentina that had their chances in the second half. Tactical analysis and match report by Om Arvind. Due to time constraints an...
Atlanta United – Montreal Impact: Meram Brace Too Much For Unlucky Montreal (2-1)
A lacking precision to Montreal’s offensive game counteracted a sturdy defensive performance. For every successful strategy came another ten or fifteen that fell flat, as neither side took the initiat...