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Jul 15, 2024

Lionel Messi shed tears, but Argentina won its 16th Copa America title. Argentina achieved three consecutive major tournaments from the Copa America 2021 and 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup to Copa America 2024. Photo =ESPN

Lionel Messi sobbed, but he was able to laugh again. Argentina has once again risen to the top of the continent.

Argentina won the Copa America 2024 final at 9 a.m. on the 15th (Korea time 0) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, USA, beating Colombia 1-0 after extra time.

Ahead of the game, the starting list was announced. Argentina deployed Angel Di Maria, Julián Álvarez and Lionel Messi to the front line. Alexis McAllister, Enzo Fernandez and Rodrigo de Paul breathed in the midfield. Nicolas Tagliafico, Lisandro Martinez, Christian Romero and Gonzalo Montiel made up the four hundred. Emiliano Martinez defended the goal.

Colombia placed Luis Diaz, James Rodriguez and John Arias in the second line with John Cordova at the forefront. Jefferson Lerma and Ricardo Rios came out as midfielders. Johan Moika, Davinson Sanchez, Carlos Cuesta and Santiago Arias played defense. Camilo Vargas was in charge of the goal.

It is normal for players to warm up on the field not long after the starting list is announced. However, this game was a mess even before it started. This is because some soccer fans committed senseless behavior.

Of course, this game was sold out. It could be the last game of Messi's national career, the best player in soccer history. In addition, it is the Copa America final. Colombia is also in a situation where it is trying to win for the first time since Copa America 2001, which was held in its own country, so interest was very hot.

However, fans who could not get tickets for the game attempted to storm the stadium. The stadium ticket gate became a mess. It has reached a point where it cannot be controlled by existing safety personnel. The situation was so serious that fans were worried about a crushing accident as they were momentarily concentrated on the doorway.

In the end, when fans were unable to enter, the tournament announced a 30-minute delay in the game. Soccer media Golcom and ESPN simultaneously reported that the Copa America final will be announced later due to a security incident in which fans enter the stadium gate.

The video around the stadium released through some media was really a mess. Some fans attempted to enter the stadium after smashing the ventilation shaft. As acts outside of common sense continued to take place, the game was eventually delayed by about an hour and 20 minutes.

It was fortunate that the safety of the players was not threatened. The game began as the stadium invasion calmed down a bit. The initial atmosphere was taken by Colombia. Colombia launched an attack in the fifth minute of the first half. Diaz grabbed the ball from the left and tried to shoot boldly after going up, but he fell into Martinez's arms.

Colombia almost scored the first goal against Argentina. In the 6th minute of the first half, a sharp forward pass was put in from James' left foot toward Arias. Arias immediately passed the pass to Cordova with his head. Cordova showed excellent physical ability and continued to shoot. It was a trajectory that Martinez could not use. The shot hit the post.

Colombia continued to drive Argentina. It started with James' left foot again in the 13th minute of the first half. Lerma hit the head from a corner kick, and Questa turned Lerma's header, but Martinez caught it.

Argentina created a threatening scene for the first time in the game. Messi, who received the ball from the center in the 20th minute of the first half, was attacked. After the ball was distributed from the center to the left, Di Maria gave Messi an exquisite cross. However, Messi's shot hit Álvarez's body.

The economy began to overheat a little bit. In the 27th minute of the first half, Martinez tried to clear the ball during Colombia's attack, but Cordova tried to tackle it deeply. I was immediately warned. In the 33rd minute of the first half, Lerma attempted a surprise cannonball mid-range shot, but it slightly went off the side of the net.

In the 35th minute of the first half, Messi boldly tried to break through. He attempted to break through by dragging two defenders and was blocked by an Arias tackle while crossing from the end of the line. At this time, Messi got tangled up. Messi complained of severe pain, but fortunately, he got back up after the medical staff took action.

As Colombia's offensive weakened somewhat at the end of the first half, the first half ended without a score.

At the start of the second half, Colombia began to crawl back up. This time again, it started with James. James' cross was a bit high, and Cordova let it slip back with her head. Arias, who was waiting, attempted a powerful shot but failed to head to the net.

Argentina also had a good chance right away. Messi stabbed the pass to the center at once. As soon as Di Maria received it, she broke through the defense with Alvarez and a one-two pass. The goalkeeper immediately jumped out and reacted, but Di Maria gave it to Taliapico. The goalkeeper focused on Taliafico's shot to the end and blocked it.

Argentina is starting to come alive. In the 12th minute of the second half, Di Maria drove the ball herself forward. He shot boldly in front of the defender, but the goalkeeper managed to block it. In the previous situation, McAllister's header hit the arm of a Colombian player, but there was no action.

Messi is down. In the 19th minute of the second half, Messi ran toward pressure and fell after sliding alone. Messi immediately sent a replacement signal to the bench. Messi was no longer able to play. He limped off and replaced Nicolas Gonzalez. He didn't look very good even while he was being taken care of by the medical staff on the bench.

Messi threw his soccer boots on the floor while returning to the bench. Messi eventually burst into tears despite the consolation of his teammates. Messi, who does not usually express his feelings, sobbed. He seems to be disappointed in that he wrapped up the Copa America, which could be his last.

Argentina has suffered a series of injuries. In the 26th minute of the second half, Montiel overlapped and collapsed on his own after the competition. Nauel Molina took the field instead.

Argentina scored the first goal in the 30th minute of the second half. Enzo put a through pass on Taliafico. Gonzalez, who received Tagliafico's pass, pushed it in, but offside was declared.

We were tired of each other, and the attack began to become dull. In the 33rd minute of the second half, James sharply raised it from a free kick. Fitted to Cordova's head but wide of the mark.

Gonzalez's dynamic led Argentina. In the 43rd minute of the second half, Di Maria sent a cross to Gonzalez, who ran far on the other side. Gonzalez hit it on the head but slightly off the post.

Gonzalez missed one opportunity after another. Romero sent a header to the middle from a corner kick in the second half of extra time. Gonzalez took over and fired a shot, but headed to the sky. In the end, the game went to extra time.

Messi's ankle, which was confirmed through the relay camera, was seriously swollen. Colombia put Juan Quintero in place of tired James.

Vargas saved Colombia. In the first five minutes of extra time, De Paul entered the penalty box until the end and gave up the pass. Gonzalez in the back made a shot, but the Vargas goalkeeper blocked it in front of the goal line.

Argentina's offensive tempo slowed after Gonzalez's decisive chance. Colombia tried to attack with Quintero and Diaz, but it was a shame at the end. The first half of the extension was over.

Di Maria also led the Argentine attack in the second half of extra time. Di Maria crossed in the midst of a persistence that she could not lose the national retirement match. It was a pity that I couldn't get caught in Lautaro Martinez's foot.

In the end, Argentina broke through Colombia. In the 7th minute of the second half of extra time, Giovanni Lo Celso stabbed Lautaro, and Lautaro hit the net with a calm shot. Messi, who had shed tears on the bench, started laughing again. Argentina's 16th career championship was approaching.

A war of nerves broke out immediately. The war of nerves began when Miguel Borha pushed Lisandro, who ran sideways, after trying to wrestle De Paul violently. Players from both teams were excited, but the referee quickly settled the situation.

Di Maria was replaced in the 10th minute of extra time and walked off the field. Di Maria ended her national retirement match in tears. Colombia worked hard until the end, but the goddess of the match ruled in Argentina's favor. Messi won the tournament, which is likely to be his last Copa America.

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