Argentina clinch record 16th Copa America with 1-0 extra-time win over Colombia

Argentina clinch record 16th Copa America with 1-0 extra-time win over Colombia

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PUBLISHED : 15 Jul 2024 at 13: 13 Argentina’s Leandro Paredes, Argentina’s Rodrigo De Paul, Argentina’s Angel Di Maria with colleagues commemorate after winning the Copa America2024 (Reuters picture) MIAMI GARDENS, Florida: Defending champs Argentina won a record 16th Copa America title by pounding Colombia 1-0 thanks to an extra-time objective from replacement Lautaro Martinez at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida on Sunday. The videogame, which was postponed by more than an hour after thousands of fans without tickets attempted to gointo the arena, was a cagey affair over 90 minutes however opened up in the additional duration. Martinez, the competition’s leading scorer, locked onto a exact through ball from Giovani Lo Celso before lifting his effort over advancing Colombia goalkeeper Camilo Vargas in the 112th minute to stimulate wild events amongst Argentina fans. Argentina’s mostcurrent title comes on the back of their accomplishments at the 2022 World Cup and 2021 Copa America, and provides eight-times Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi the best sendoff in what is mostlikely his last global competition. The win likewise significant Angel di Maria’s last Argentina match after the 36-year-old stated last year he would retire from global football after the Copa, while protector Nicolas Otamendi, 36, is likewise set to end his worldwide profession. “The reality is, this was composed, it was this
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