 In the following game, however, with the score at 0–0, he missed a 59th-minute penalty against Spain in a 0–1 defeat against the eventual champions.Cardozo was overlooked by coach Gerardo Martino for the 2011 Copa América squad, despite scoring 23 official goals for Benfica in 2010–11.Having already been included by Ramón Díaz in the "Albirroja" preliminary squad, Cardozo would again miss out 2015 Copa América due to a back injury.