'SON racist Bentancourt is out in the end!'...Colombia win Uruguay 1-0 → Messi's final against Argentina

Jul 11, 2024

Colombia, united around James Rodriguez, advanced to the Copa America final.

Colombia won 1-0 in the Copa America 2024 semifinals against Uruguay at Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina on the 11th (Korea time).

Colombia, which won the semifinals, is scheduled to face Lionel Messi's Argentina in the final on the 15th.

Colombia played in a 4-2-3-1 formation. John Cordova is on the front line, and Luis Díaz, James Rodriguez and John Arias are on the second line. Jefferson Lerma and Ricciard Rios worked together on the third term. The four backs consisted of Johan Mohica, Carlos Cuesta, Davinson Sanchez and Daniel Muñoz. Camilo Vargas defended the goal.

Uruguay also faced off with a 4-1-4-1 formation. Darwin Núñez is in the one-top position, and Maximiliano Araujo, Nicolas Dela Cruz, Federico Valverde and Facundo Felistri are in the second line. Rodrigo Bentancur defended the third term, while Matthias Olivera, Jose Jimenez, Manuel Ugarte and Sebastian Caceres stepped up in the defense. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Sergio Rochette.

From the beginning of the first half, Uruguay pushed Colombia. In the 17th minute of the first half, Núñez finished the scoring opportunity in the center of the penalty box with a shot, but he headed out of the net. In the 22nd minute of the first half, Núñez once again tried to shoot while receiving a penetration pass from the box, but failed to head into the goal. Núñez also missed a decisive chance in the 27th minute of the first half and lost three scoring opportunities in 10 minutes.

Colombia scored the first goal without Uruguay's decision. In the 39th minute of the first half, Lerma finished the corner kick by James with a header and shook Uruguay's net.

Colombia, which gained momentum, shook Uruguay. Rios' shot was blocked by Rochette after James' pass in the 44th minute of the first half. But bad news broke out. In the extra time of the first half, Munoz was sent off due to accumulated warnings by elbowing his opponent Ugarte. Then the first half ended with Colombia's 1-0 lead.

In the second half, Uruguay, which had a numerical advantage, actively stepped up. Luis Suarez, who was replaced in the 25th minute of the second half, hit the post after receiving Bentancur's pass from the center of the penalty box.

Colombia also lost its chance. In the 43rd minute of the second half, Matheus Yuribe's shot, which took a golden opportunity in the center of the box, flowed to the side of the net. Colombia missed the opportunity to score an additional goal as a long-range shot attempted by Rochette to cross the half-line in extra time in the second half crossed the post.

In the end, the match ended with a 1-0 victory for Colombia.

Meanwhile, Uruguay midfielder Bentancur, who was controversial for being racist toward team captain Son Heung-min ahead of the Copa America, ended the tournament with Uruguay's elimination. Bentancourt left the ground in the 34th minute after being replaced by an injury. It is still unknown whether Bentancourt, who is expected to return to the team after the break, will participate in Tottenham's visit to Korea in the future.

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'SON racist Bentancourt is out in the end!'...Colombia win Uruguay 1-0 → Messi's final against Argentina

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