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Douglas Luiz helps Brazil into Copa final

Douglas Luiz helped Brazil into the final of the Copa America – where he could come up against his Villa team-mate Emiliano Martinez.

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Brazil overcame Peru 1-0 in the semi-finals thanks to a strike by Lucas Paqueta after 35 minutes.

Luiz was brought on as a second-half substitute as the Brazilians hung on to claim a place in the final, which kicks off in the early hours of Sunday morning.

He could come up against Villa team-mate Martinez, whose Argentina side were taking on Colombia in the other semi-finals in the early hours of this morning.