Chile 1-0 Uruguay Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Ricci had two big calls to make in this match, but one decision would unfortunately be a huge error.
63rd Minute: Uruguay star Edinson Cavani and Gonzalo Jara get into a confrontation after Jara appears to poke a finger on Cavani's rear end. When Cavani responds with a swatting gesture in the direction of Jara's face, Ricci gives him a second yellow. Given the circumstances I think Ricci should have at least warned the two and probably given Jara a yellow. Crucial mistake by Ricci that could be costly in his bid to referee the final.
88th Minute: Uruguay's Jorge Fucile, already booked, makes a hard slide into Alexis Sanchez. Easy call for Ricci, who correctly shows Fucile a second yellow.
UPDATE: Jara has been banned for three matches by CONMEBOL.
Ricci shows Cavani the red card.
Bolivia 1-3 Peru Referee: Wilmar Roldan (Colombia)
Just one call to look at in a good performance from Roldan and his crew.
83rd Minute: Bolivian Striker Damian Lizio gets hacked down in the box by Luis Advincula. Pretty simple penalty decision for Roldan, who correctly points to the penalty spot.
Argentina 0(5)-0(4) Colombia Referee: Roberto Garcia (Mexico)
Overall, Garcia had a good match, but he did appear to make one early mistake.
20th Minute: Both Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi appear to be tripped up by Colombia in a dangerous 5 second for Colombia. For me both appeals appeared to be legitimate, but Garcia just awards Argentina a corner kick.
Brazil 1(3)-1(4) Paraguay Referee: Andres Cunha (Uruguay)
In a relatively calm match, Cunha had just one key situation to deal with.
70th Minute: Thiago Silva tries to deflect a cross in the box with his head but ends up knocking the ball down with his hand. Cunha makes the easy decision of awarding Paraguay a penalty. Good positioning to see the foul from Cunha.
Semifinals
Chile 2-1 Peru Referee: Jose Argote (Venezuela)
Argote and his team had a very busy match with two important calls to make.
20th Minute: Peru's Carlos Zambrano slams his studs into Charles Aranguiz's back as he follows through on a clearance. Argote sends Zambrano off with a straight red and I agree since I think how high Zambrano's leg was shows that he had intent to kick Aranguiz. Good call by Argote.
49th Minute: Eduardo Vargas appears to put to Chile up 2-0 but his goal is called back for offsides. However, replays show that Vargas was in fact just barely in line with a Chilean defender. The margin was slight, but still a big mistake by the AR.
Argentina 6-1 Paraguay Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Ricci had a much quieter match in the semifinal then his quarterfinal fixture. Nothing to go in depth on from this one.
Third Place Match
Peru 2-0 Paraguay Referee: Raul Orosco (Bolivia)
Orosco didn't see any controversy in his final match of the tournament. Good work by him and his crew.
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