Darwin Nunez, a forward for Liverpool, scored late in Uruguay’s opening 3-1 victory over Panama, setting them up for early success at the Copa America.

In their curtain-raiser at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, Marcelo Bielsa’s team knew the pressure was on to start strong after group opponents USA defeated Bolivia 2-0 earlier in the evening.

And even though they gave up a late goal that was ultimately only a consolation, they easily defeated Panama in Florida courtesy to goals from Maximiliano Araujo, Nunez, and Matias Vina.Araujo picked up the ball on the edge of the box and curled a brilliant left-footed shot into the top-right corner to put Uruguay ahead in the 16th minute of play.

After the break, Panama tried their hardest to get an equalizer, but with less than six minutes left, Nunez pounced on a stray ball in the box and volleyed home to make it 2-0.

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Uruguay now leads Group C early on goals scored, but with one more than the United States.Bielsa and company’s next match is against Bolivia on Thursday. On Monday, July 1, they play the Stars and Stripes in what might be a shootout for the top spot.

Earlier in the evening, USA displayed a similarly polished performance, defeating Bolivia by two goals thanks to goals from Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogun.

After tying the score early in the first half, Pulisic was at his very best that evening, setting up Balogun for his goal.