Richarlison and Yerry Mina both enjoyed winning starts in the 2021 Copa America on Sunday night.

Everton forward Richarlison started and played for 65 minutes as hosts Brazil eased past Venezuela 3-0, while Blues defender Mina featured for the full match in Colombia's 1-0 victory over Ecuador.

Richarlison had a first-half goal disallowed for offside for Brazil when the defending champions were already one goal ahead in Brasilia courtesy of a 23rd-minute opener from Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos.

His clubmate Neymar doubled the advantage from the penalty spot just after the hour mark and, when Richarlison had been replaced by Barbosa Almeida, the substitute slotted home a late third after being set up by Neymar.

Meanwhile, Mina started in central defence as Colombia got their campaign under way with a 1-0 victory against Ecuador, the winning goal coming from a superbly-executed set piece on 42 minutes that was started and finished by Boca Juniors midfielder Edwin Cardona.

Brazil and Colombia are in Group B of the Copa America alongside Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru, with the top two nations qualifying for the semi-finals.

Colombia are back in action on Thursday against Venezuela (10pm BST), with Brazil facing Peru on Friday (1am BST).

The 47th edition of the Copa America - delayed a year because of the coronavirus outbreak - is taking place in Brazil, having been initially due to take place in Colombia and Argentina.