Panama, participating in only their second Copa America, advanced to the knockout stage for the first time with a 3-1 victory over Bolivia.
Jose Fajardo opened the scoring for Panama, and after Bruno Miranda equalized for Bolivia, substitutes Eduardo Guerrero and Cesar Yanis netted crucial goals to secure the win.
![](https://chroniclespr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Panama.jpg)
(Photo: Panama at Copa America/Twitter)
“Football is daily suffering, but today there was a lot at stake,” said Panama coach Thomas Christiansen. “We knew that not even a win guaranteed that we would make it to the quarter-finals after the first goal.”
Christiansen acknowledged the challenges during the match, saying, “Our performance dropped at times, they [Bolivia] began to control the game and they scored.
We started to get a bit more anxious. But we reacted quickly. Our players were able to overcome those odds and the substitutions made a huge difference.”
![](https://chroniclespr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CSPR.png)