Lautaro Martinez scored in the 112th minute after coming off the bench, Argentina defeated Colombia to win the 2024 Copa America for the 16th time.
Scored:
Argentina: Lautaro Martinez (112′)
Squad:
Argentina: Emiliano Martinez, Montiel (Nahuel Molina 72′), Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Tagliafico, De Paul, Mac Allister (Lo Celso 97′), Enzo Fernandez (Leandro Paredes 97′), Di Maria (Nicolas Otamendi 116′), Messi (Nicolas Gonzalez 65′), Alvarez (Lautaro Martinez 97′)
Colombia: Vargas, Santiago Arias, Sanchez, Cuesta, Mojica, Rios (Kevin Castano 89′), Lerma (Mateus Uribe 106′), Jhon Arias (Jorge Carrascal 106′), James Rodriguez (Fernando Quintero 91′), Luis Diaz (Miguel Borja 106′), Cordoba (Santos Borre 89′)
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The moment Messi lifted the Copa America 2024 trophy. Photo: AFA
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The match ended with a thrilling 1-0 victory for Argentina. Messi and his teammates successfully defended the Copa America title. This is the 16th time the ‘Albiceleste’ have won the South American football championship.
With the above championship, Argentina officially entered the history of world football as the national team that did the least expected thing, winning an unprecedented treble.
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Colombian players demanded a penalty when one of their players was fouled in the penalty area, but the referee waved it off.
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120′
Second extra time 2 minutes.
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116′
Di Maria was taken off, this was the midfielder’s last match in the Argentina national team shirt. Di Maria could not hold back his tears. Nicolas Otamendi was brought in to replace him.
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Argentina 1-0 Colombia: Lautaro Martinez becomes hero
The two substitutes played well together, Lo Celso passed the ball to Lautaro Martinez, who ran up and beat goalkeeper Camilo Vargas in a one-on-one, opening the score for Argentina.
