Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino scored the goals as Brazil beat Argentina 2-0 to reach Copa America final.
On Tuesday, Argentina came close to scoring themselves butboth Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi hit the woodwork, reports Xinhua newsagency.
Jesus opened the scoring in the 19th minute in the MineiraoStadium after a samba-style play from right-back Dani Alves. It was thestriker’s first goal in the tournament.
Firmino added the second at the 71th minute assisted byJesus in front of 56,000 fans. Hosts Brazil will play the winners ofWednesday’s second semifinal between champions Chile and Peru in Sunday’sfinal.
It was the first time these arch-rivals had met in a majorcompetition since Brazil beat Argentina 3-0 in the 2007 Copa America final.The defeat meant Barcelona great Messi’s hopesof landing a major international honor with Argentina became even more remote.