RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil survived losing Gabriel Jesus to a red card early in the second half to defeat Chile 1-0 on Friday and move into a Copa America semifinal against Peru.
Lucas Paqueta puts the reigning champions 1-0 up within seconds of coming on as a halftime substitute, but the game changed moments later when Jesus was sent off for a criminally high challenge that felled Eugenio Mena.
Chile forced the host nation onto the back foot for much of the second half but could not get that all-important equaliser.
The result means Brazil will play Peru, who beat Paraguay on penalties earlier in the day, in the first Copa semifinal at Rio’s Nilton Santos stadium on July 5.
The other quarterfinals will be played on Saturday, featuring Argentina against Ecuador and Uruguay v Colombia.