Argentina, Colombia win at Copa America
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-07-18 12:36

Reserve Carlos Tevez scored on a free kick in the 61st minute to send Argentina to the semifinals of the Copa America with a 1-0 win over Peru on Saturday.

Colombia's Sergio Herrera, (right), fights for the ball with Costa Rica's Douglas Sequeira during a Copa America game in Trujillo, Peru, on Saturday, July 17, 2004. Colombia won 2-0. [AP]

Argentina will play defending champion Colombia, which eliminated Costa Rica 2-0 later Saturday. Abel Aguilar and Tressor Moreno scored in the first half for Colombia, unbeaten in 10 Copa America matches since 2001.

Aguilar one-timed a low right cross from Jairo Patino near the penalty spot in the 41st minute, and Tressor Moreno converted a penalty two minutes into first-half injury time after he was tripped up on a breakaway by goalkeeper Ricardo Gonzalez.

Roberto Ayala, left, of Argentina, fights for the ball with Juan Jayo of Peru, during their quarterfinals game of the Copa America, in Chiclayo, Peru, Saturday. [AP]

Gonzalez dived and got a touch on Moreno's shot into the bottom left corner but not enough, and thumped both fists on the turf.

In the early game, Tevez, a 20-year-old star on Argentina's Boca Juniors club, bent a shot inside the left corner of the net and out of the reach of goalkeeper Oscar Ibanez just three minutes after he came off the bench, helping eliminate host Peru.

Peru received a free kick four minutes later, but Nolberto Solano's attempt hit the crossbar.

Argentina, the first to advance to the tournament's final four, will meet the winner of the Colombia-Costa Rica quarterfinal later Saturday. Roberto Ayala was sent off in the 82nd minute, forcing Argentina to finish a man down.

Argentina beat Peru for the 11th time in 16 Copa matches.

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