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 PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (AP) - Mexico upset Brazil for the second straight time at a major tournament, beating the five-time world champions 2-0 Wednesday night in the first round of the Copa America.
Nery Castillo scored on a spectacular solo effort in the 23rd minute when he took a pass from Juan Carlos Cacho, flicked the ball over defender Maicon, collected it again and beat goalkeeper Doni. Ramon Morales doubled the lead with a 25-yard free kick in the 29th that froze Doni so much that the goalkeeper didn't even attempt to stop it.
In an exciting, open game, Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made a half-dozen excellent saves in the second half to preserve the shutout for El Tri, including several stops on Robinho and a diving save on Afonso in the 62nd. It was easily Mexico's biggest win since Hugo Sanchez took over as coach in November.
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