Soccer Football - Copa America Brazil 2019 - Group A - Brazil v Bolivia - Morumbi Stadium, Sao Paulo, Brazil - June 14, 2019 Brazil's Philippe Coutinho scores their second goal. REUTERS/Henry Romero
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Philippe Coutinho scored a second half double and Everton added a cracking third as Brazil recovered from a sleepy start to beat Bolivia 3-0 in their Copa America opener on Friday.
Both sides were poor in the first period but the game briefly came alive five minutes into the second half when Coutinho slotted home a VAR-assisted penalty.
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