Uruguay bury Argentina on penalties

Uruguay shocked hosts Argentina 5-4 on penalties Saturday to win their Copa America quarter-final after they were locked at 1-1 after extra time.

Carlos Tevez, on as a late substitute, missed the crucial spotkick at the Santa Fe Stadium, as the hosts crashed out to extend a trophy drought going back to 1993.

Diego Perez had given Uruguay a fifth-minute lead but Gonzalo Higuain levelled 12 minutes later.

Both sides ended the 90 minutes with ten men. Perez was sent off on 38 minutes for a second yellow card and then Argentina lost skipper Javier Mascherano in the 86th minute for a bad tackle from behind on Luis Suarez.

AFP