Colombia were made to battle

A Tressor Moreno penalty after 22 minutes was enough to hand Colombia victory over Venezuela in the opening match of Copa America.

Moreno converted the spot-kick after Venezuela keeper Gilberto Angelucci had been adjudged to have brought the striker down.

Venezuela came back into the match in the second-half and were unlucky to have a Ruberth Moran goal disallowed for offside.

"It was important to start with a victory, on the right foot," said Colombia goalkeeper Juan Carlos Henao after the game.

Peru 2-2 Bolivia

Substitute Roberto Palacios scored four minutes from time to rescue a point for Peru in their opening Group A match against Bolivia in Lima.

GROUP A 1. Colombia 3pts 2. Bolivia 1pt 3. Peru 1pt 4. Venezuela 0 pts Remaining fixtures: 9 July: Colombia v Bolivia 9 July: Peru v Venezuela 12 July: Venezuela v Bolivia 12 July: Peru v Colombia

It rounded off a good fightback by the hosts who found themselves two goals down with just 23 minutes of regular time left to play.

Joaquin Botero put Bolivia ahead in the first-half with a stunning strike before Lorgio Alvarez added a second shortly after the interval break.

Claudio Pizzaro reduced Bolivia's lead from the penalty spot in the 67th minute with Palacios salvaging a point in the 86th minute.

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Manchester United midfielder Kleberson has suffered a muscle injury to his left leg and will miss Brazil's first game against Chile on Thursday.

Team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said: "Kleberson's injury is not serious, just something muscular. But as we're so close to the first game he's out."