GOIANIA (Dispatches) - Ecuador advanced to the Copa America quarterfinals on Sunday after Angel Mena’s second-half strike earned the Tricolor a 1-1 draw with Brazil.
The tournament hosts began the match with Neymar and several other regular first-team players on the bench as head coach Tite continued his rotation policy.
Eder Militao put the defending champions ahead just before halftime by rising highest after an Everton Soares set piece to send a powerful header into the top right corner.
Angel Mena, who replaced the injured Moises Caicedo in the first half, equalized just after the interval, thumping a close-range shot past goalkeeper Alisson after Enner Valencia’s looping header.