This week saw the final group games at the 2019 Copa America, where Atlanta United centre-forward Josef Martinez helped Venezuela through to the knockout stages.
Vino Tinto were in a precarious position coming into the final match-day having drawn their first two matches against Peru and Brazil, with both being goalless affairs. They faced Bolivia in the final match of Group A knowing that a win would be enough for them to qualify, even as one of the two third-place teams.
Darwin Machís of Cadiz CF scored twice to give the Venezuelans a comfortable lead.