INCHES AWAY! Muslera is forward for Uruguay in a last-ditch effort to grab an equaliser, but as Venezuela clear their lines, Otero finds himself running forward with only a defender between him and the gaping goal. He has a go from 30 yards, but it drifts agonisingly wide of the far post!
90' +2
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR CAVANI! The ball is flicked on into the six-yard box for Cavani, who slides in to stab an effort at goal, but knocks it straight into the waiting arms of Hernandez before slamming the ground in disgust!
90'
There will be four minutes added on at the end of this match.
89'
OH MY HE'S MISSED A SITTER! Cavani has the equaliser on a platter, but powers a shot wide of the far post from right around the penalty spot. He had a clean look at goal with the keeper at his mercy, but can't hit the target! Unbelievable!
87'
Guerra returns to the pitch just a minute after being carried off on a stretcher, as Hernandez comes off his line to claim a cross from Maxi Pereira. It's not looking likely, but if Uruguay did somehow find an equaliser, it would hardly be deserved at this point. Venezuela have worked their tails off for the three points.
85'
L. Seijas gets yellow.
Seijas is booked for his involvement in a coming together near the halfway line as players gather following a stoppage, with Guerra down injured. Uruguay see this as time wasting and they're not at all happy.
84'
Venezuela look the likelier team to score at the moment. Their latest foray sees Rincon make a strong run forward before laying off for Otero, who wins them a corner. Meanwhile, Suarez gestures over to Tabarez to ask why he wasn't brought on, and doesn't get the answer he wanted as he slams the bench and throws his bib onto the ground in frustration.
82'
The slew of substitutions has completely taken the sting out of the match. Uruguay have to reach deep within themselves and find the energy required to try and turn this around - but they'll have to wait as Venezuela win a free-kick in the attacking half.
80'
M. Corujo enters the game and replaces Á. González.
Well that solves the Suarez debate. Mathias Corujo comes on as Tabarez uses his final change, meaning we will not be seeing the Barcelona forward tonight. Alvaro Gonzalez is the one to give way.
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79'
R. Otero enters the game and replaces A. Figuera.
Figuera is replaced by Romulo Otero, the final Venezuela change.
78'
L. Seijas enters the game and replaces S. Rondón.
N. Lodeiro enters the game and replaces C. Sánchez.
A change for Uruguay as well, their second, sees Nicolas Lodeiro replace Sanchez.
Rondon is replaced by Luis Manuel Seijas.
77'
Rondon's night comes to an end as a result of a knee injury, which forces him to be carried off on a stretcher. They can hardly afford to lose him for the foreseeable future, especially with Mexico next on their schedule.
75'
STAT: Venezuela recorded a 62.5% possession rate in their opening game against Jamaica, their highest tally in a Copa America game since 2011.
73'
D. Rolán enters the game and replaces G. Ramírez.
Tabarez uses the stoppage to make his first change, bringing Diego Rolan on at the expense of Ramirez.
72'
Play comes to a halt as Hernandez requires a bit of attention from the medical staff after going down and clutching his back. As the magic spray comes out, the players make their way to the touchline to grab a breather ahead of the final push.
70'
Venezuela enjoy a prominent spell in possession, as they provide their back-line with a deserved breather. Given they're playing with the lead, the Vinotinto are content passing it around the periphery in order to run time off the clock, while Suarez is up and running on the touchline in the meantime...
68'
HE HAD TO PUT IT TO BED! Penaranda has the game on his feet, as he has nothing but green grass ahead of him from 40 yards out. The forward sprints behind the defence on a break and into the area, with the goal at his mercy. He opens up and tries to curl an effort in at the far post, but it's just too close to Muslera who gets his hand to it!
66'
For every white shirt that gets forward, there seems to be two burgundy ones. Venezuela are closing their gaps admirably in defence to make life considerably difficult on Uruguay, who haven't found an ounce of ingenuity in this second half.
64'
Suarez has been seen taping up his socks on the bench, a weird one to say the very least. He's not supposed to be a part of the squad tonight, so what would be the point of this? Perhaps Tabarez is playing mind games with Venezuela when he should be focusing on the dire performance his side are putting in right now.
62'
STAT: Uruguay are unbeaten in eight Copa America encounters against Venezuela, winning six and drawing two.
60'
For a side usually so dangerous from set-pieces, Uruguay haven't given themselves a chance to make them count tonight with a string of deliveries seriously lacking in quality. It's just too static from their perspective, as Venezuela look awfully comfortable in defence despite the large presence of white shirts.
58'
The large contingent of Uruguay supporters start to make some noise in the hopes of igniting their side's comeback attempts. It's gone completely stale for the Celeste, but maybe, just maybe, the backing of their fans will help get something going.
56'
Uruguay's pursuit of the equaliser has been disappointing to say the least. They're hardly inspiring much confidence in the attacking half, as they're limited to hopeful balls over the top and ambitious long-range strikes. They need a spark... desperately.
54'
Luis Suarez is unavailable, or at least we're being told. He's dressed and on the bench, though he's hardly flinched a muscle thus far. However, since when is a player not in the squad allowed to sit in full gear on the bench? A weird one, indeed.
52'
STAT: The Celeste are winless in their last four Copa America matches (D1, L3) – they have never gone five consecutive games without a win in their history in this competition.
50'
The tempo early on is resembling that which we saw in the opening minutes of the first half. The Celeste are throwing bodies forward in search of an equaliser, while Venezuela appear confident on the counter. The final ball continues to elude Uruguay, however.
48'
From a neutral perspective, the best thing for this match was Venezuela opening the scoring. Uruguay need three points, meaning they'll be forced to throw everything they have at the Vinotinto in the hopes of turning this around.
46'
Venezuela get the second half underway!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: URUGUAY 0-1 VENEZUELA.
45'
There will be one minute added on at the end of this first half.
44'
GUERRA'S AT IT AGAIN! What a sensational run from the Atletico Nacional attacker, navigating his way brilliantly beyond both Godin and Gimenez before poking an effort at goal, that Muslera had to dive across to his right to keep out! He made the two Uruguay centre-halves - and Champions League finalists - look like minced meat!
42'
A. Figuera gets yellow.
ABSOLUTELY RECKLESS! What in the world was he thinking? Figuera slides into a dangerous two-footed challenge on Ramirez, and for his own sake he's lucky he didn't catch him clean or that could well have been red!
40'
STAT: Venezuela are without a win in their last seven matches against Uruguay across all competitions, since a 1-0 friendly victory in September 2006. You have to go all the way back to 2004 for their last competitive win against the Celeste, in World Cup qualifying.
38'
Well that certainly wasn't part of the script! Uruguay weren't exactly controlling the match, but they certainly weren't looking under threat either! As things stand, Uruguay would be heading out of the competition if Mexico were to get a result tonight against Jamaica!
36'
S. Rondón has scored a goal for Venezuela!
VENEZUELA JUMP TO THE TOP OF GROUP C! Guerra spots Muslera off his line and tries a cheeky effort from close to 40 yards out! The keeper gets the slightest of touches to turn it onto the bar, but Rondon busts his gut to get on the rebound, which he calmly slots past a scrambling Muslera!
34'
GETTING CLOSER! Uruguay are enjoying the majority of their success on the right flank, with Pereira and Sanchez linking up nicely. The latter curls a throughball into the path of Cavani, who sees his shot knocked just wide of the far post by Hernandez - but the offside flag was raised, so it wouldn't have counted anyhow.
32'
CLOSE! There's the threat Uruguay pose from set-pieces! A wonderfully inviting delivery from a free-kick is pursued by both Stuani and Cavani at the far post. It takes the slightest of touches off the former's shoulder, as he fails to get a header on it, which just puts off Cavani enough as he whiffs on the volley.
30'
STAT: Uruguay have scored only three goals over the last two Copa America editions, all coming from set piece situations (two from indirect free-kicks and one from a corner).
28'
As we enter the heart of this dry spell, let us take a look at the layout in Group C. A draw in this match would leave both teams' fate up in the air heading into the final match, where Mexico and Venezuela would square off, while Uruguay take on Jamaica.
26'
Well, after a lively start to proceedings, the pace has been very inconsistent, largely due to a wealth of fouls which have resulted in a stop-start match. The tempo is sputtering a bit as both teams are struggling to hit their stride.
24'
JUST MISSED! Muslera scampers off his line to try and claim a cross from Penaranda, but he's unable to get there first. Rondon is able to leap above Godin to try and get on the end of it, but the centre-half does enough to hold his ground, as the West Brom striker just fails to make contact with the keeper stranded!
22'
Venezuela are being pinned back in their end, living life on the edge as Uruguay up their pursuit of the opener. The Vinotinto's ability to transition from back to front had forced the Celeste to stay disciplined, but they've lost their rhythm a bit here...
20'
STAT: Venezuela have won their opening games by a 1-0 scoreline in each of the last two Copa America editions – however, after defeating Colombia on MD1 in 2015 they lost the following two games.
18'
Uruguay are slowly taking control, enjoying longer spells in possession as Venezuela drop deeper in defence. The Celeste have good width about them going forward, but they've struggled to find the required end product on the flanks.
16'
Josef Martínez gets yellow.
Gimenez is the unwilling recipient of a foul this time around, as he's tripped up from behind my a Martinez tackle - and the Venezuela striker is shown the first yellow of the match.
15'
HE'S MISSED IT! Vizcarrondo's giveaway affords Uruguay possession inside the area. A few passes later, Cavani is teed up for a strike from 10 yards, but he completely whiffs on his first-time attempt, failing to get the shot off!
14'
Tempers continue to rise, as too does the foul count. Cavani and Arevalo concede free-kicks, and after Uruguay deal with the threat at the back, Penaranda commits a cynical foul to halt a Celeste counter.
12'
Gimenez and Rincon get at it inside the area, jostling for space in anticipation of a long-throw from Maxi Pereira. The ball is sent invitingly in from the touchline, but Gimenez climbs over the back of the Genoa man to meet it, and that will be a foul.
10'
STAT: Uruguay are unbeaten in eight Copa America encounters against Venezuela, winning six and drawing two.
8'
A. González enters the game and replaces R. Rosales.
Rosales spends a few seconds on the touchline before rejoining play. No more than a minute later and he's back on the ground. The stretcher has to come out as his night draws to an early conclusion. Huesca's Alexander Gonzalez takes his place on the pitch.
6'
HE'S LUCKY NOT TO BE OFF! Arvalo flies into a challenge, arriving late, and catching Rosales with a reckless, studs out challenge. It sends the right-back down in a heap, and he's in an awful lot of pain. It's really no different than the challenge that saw Austin sent off for Jamaica in Venezuela's opening match.
4'
There's a lovely tempo about this match early on. Uruguay aren't hesitating to commit men forward, with three points crucial for their hopes of progressing, while Venezuela are looking rather encouraging on the counter. It's shaping up to be a wide-open contest if the early minutes are anything to go by.
2'
ALMOST THE PERFECT START FOR VENEZUELA! Uruguay concede possession quickly, allowing the Vinotinto to break. A string of impressive one-touch passes sends Penarada through on goal, but his effort is blocked behind at the near post by Gimenez's wonderful recovery tackle!
1'
HERE WE GO! Uruguay get us underway, attacking right to left in their white kits, with Venezuela sporting their burgundy strip.
Hello and welcome to live coverage from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia as Uruguay look to keep their Copa America campaign afloat when they take on a Venezuela side hoping to make it two wins from two!
Uruguay seemed poised to take a point from their opening match until a pair of late Mexico goals sent them straight to the bottom of Group C. It has been almost 20 years since they failed to make it to the knockout stage at a Copa America, but defeat tonight would leave their title hopes hanging by a thread.
Venezuela made the most of their extra man to fend off Jamaica in their opener, ending a run of eight competitive matches without a victory. The three points puts them in an excellent position to qualify for the next round, although they’re set for a significant step up in competition as Uruguay and Mexico await the Vinotinto.
CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS:
URUGUAY (4-4-2): Muslera; M. Pereira, Gimenez, Godin, G. Silva; Sanchez, Arevalo, Ramirez, Alvaro; Stuani, Cavani.
SUBS: Fucile, A. Pereira, Laxalt, Hernandez, Campana, Victorino, Lodeiro, Corujo, Rolan, M. Silva.
Four changes for Oscar Tabarez, as well as a switch in formation from their opening defeat to Mexico. Uruguay move into a more standard 4-4-2 formation, giving Edinson Cavani a strike partner in the form of Cristhian Stuani, who replaces Diego Rolan - with the Bordeaux man playing on the flank against El Tri.
Gaston Ramirez is also brought into the team to play atop the midfield diamond, replacing Nicolas Lodeiro, while Matias Vecino's suspension paves the way for Arvalo Gonzalez's inclusion. The final change sees Gaston Silva enter the fray at the expense of Alvaro Pereira, whose own goal against Mexico put Uruguay behind early in the contest.
Opting not to tamper much with a winning team, Rafael Dudamel has made just one change to the Venezuela side who beat Jamaica in their opener. Granada teenager Adalberto Penaranda joins Alejandro Guerra, Josef Martinez and Salomon Rondon in attack, at the expense of Internacional's Luis Manuel Seijas.
Josef Martinez figures to line-up in more of a central role, just behind Rondon, but he loves to venture out on the flanks. This could create a fun battle against Uruguay left-back Gaston Silva, who just so happens to be Martinez's team-mate at Torino.
There's a wide array of Uruguay support in this stadium, evident by the rather large patches of light blue throughout. The proper anthem is played as well this time, unlike in their opening match, and the players and fans alike make the most of it, singing along before greeting its conclusion with a rowdy applause. The Venezuela support is lacking greatly in comparison, but they still have their little cheering sections scattered about.
Uruguay on the ropes as Salomon Rondon's strike has Venezuela on top at the break in the city of brotherly love. The Celeste have had a bit more of the possession, but as far as chances go, they've created precious little to test Hernandez, with Muslera the much busier of the two keepers.
Salomon Rondon sends the Vinotinto top of Group C and on the verge of qualifying for the knockout stage, as they all but end the Celeste's Copa America campaign. The absence of Luis Suarez proves costly as Uruguay score just once in two matches, with Cavani missing a sitter at the death.
Only a Jamaica victory over Mexico will keep Uruguay's slim hopes alive, while a point for Mexico would ensure the Celeste go home early, while affirming Venezuela's place in the quarter-finals.
That's all for our live coverage from Philadelphia, thanks for following along! Goodbye.
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