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Coutinho treble seals Brazil's 7-1 rout of Haiti in Copa America

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ANI Johannesburg
Last Updated : Jun 09 2016 | 1:13 PM IST

Phillipe Coutinho grabbed the spotlight by scoring a hat-trick as Brazil thrashed Haiti 7-1 in their second game of the Copa America Centenario in Florida last evening.

The Liverpool attacking midfielder produced a rich vein of form as he netted his first two goals inside the first half hour and added another goal just before the final whistle, Sport24 reported.

While Renato Augusto struck twice, teenage star Gabriel Barbosa and Lucas Lima were the other scorers for Dunga's side.

Brazil opened their campaign with a disappointing goalless draw against Ecuador on Saturday but after their recent win they are leading Group B on goal difference.

Elsewhere, Ecuador thwarted Peru's push for a quarterfinal berth after playing out a 2-2 draw in other group stage match.

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First Published: Jun 09 2016 | 1:00 PM IST

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