Chile won the opening match of the CONMEBOL Copa América Futsal 2026™
- Chile took an early lead thanks to goals from Araya and Martínez.
- Figueroa and Lagos sealed the emphatic win.
The CONMEBOL Copa América Futsal 2026™ kicked off with an attractive Group B clash between Chile and Bolivia.
La Roja got off to a brilliant start: just one minute into the match, Bernardo Araya scored the opening goal of the tournament. Moments later, Eduardo Martínez calmly chipped the ball to make it 2-0, a scoreline Chile carried into halftime.
In the second half, when Bolivia were playing better and pushing to pull one back, Chile struck again through a stunning goal from substitute Figueroa.
Nicolás Lagos added the final goal four minutes from time, sealing a 4-0 victory for La Roja on their debut.
Chile will have a bye this Sunday, while Bolivia will try to recover when they face Brazil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t66N5UP00IY
Line-ups
Bolivia (0): 2-Ramiro Mendivil (C), 6-Angelo Guaqui, 7-Juan Wiza, 9-Yderf Lucra, 11-Shelton Cordero.
Substitutes: 1-José Álvarez, 3-Marco Villegas, 4-Germán Vaca, 5-Saúl Gareca, 8-Alejandro Choqueticlla, 10-Joel Guzmán, 12-Dorian Fajardo, 13-Alejandro Fajardo, 14-Sebastián Vacaflor.
Head coach: Nelson Pimentel
Chile (4): 1-Patricio Berrios, 4-Bernardo Araya, 6-Joshua Barrios, 8-Eduardo Martínez, 9-Javier Fuentealba.
Substitutes: 12-Bairont Morales, 2-Martín Rojas, 3-Tomás Chacon, 5-Axel Mansilla, 7-Sebastián Figueroa, 10-Nicolás Lagos, 11-Cristian Arredondo, 13-Diego López, 14-Bilan De la Paz.
Head coach: José Cabral
Goals
First half: 1’ Araya (CHI), 2’ Martínez (CHI). Halftime score: Bolivia 0–2 Chile.
Second half: 6’ Figueroa (CHI), 16’ Lagos (CHI). Full-time score: Bolivia 0–4 Chile.
Cards
Yellow: Guaqui (CHI), Gareca (BOL)
Referee: Jonnathan Herbas (Ecuador)
