The Copa America 2024 final brought together the Argentine national team and the Colombian national team, Sunday 14 July 2024. In the duel at the Hard Rock Stadium, Argentina won 1-0 over Colombia with a goal in extra time.
The final match had to be postponed due to chaos outside the stadium. Based on official information, many spectators without tickets tried to enter the stadium area.
The Copa America 2024 final kick-off will initially start at 07.00 WIB. Then, there was a 30 minute delay. In fact, after more than an hour, the match had not started.
The situation was completely chaotic. However, the match can still start even if it is delayed more than an hour. At the start of the match, Argentina appeared dominant and immediately put pressure on Colombia.
Argentina fielded the trio of Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez and Angel Di Maria on the front lines. Alvarez had a good chance in the early minutes, but his shot went wide of the target.
Colombia also applied pressure, with James Rodriguez at the center of their attack. John Cordoba’s chance of hitting the goal post.
In the 20th minute, Messi had a good chance after receiving Angel Di Maria’s pass. However, Messi’s kick hit Alvarez and Camilo Vargas was able to catch it well.
Colombia almost opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Jefferson Lerma fired a hard kick, but it was pushed over by Emi Martinez.
In the 36th minute, Messi suffered an injury after a duel with the Colombian defender. After being treated for a long time, Messi entered the field again. In the 43rd minute, Messi’s free kick was headed by Tagliafico and the ball bounced.
Colombia played aggressively at the start of the second half. Two minutes into the game, Santiago Arias had a chance. However, Arias’ hard kick went wide.
Di Maria had a good chance in the 58th minute, after getting past Arias. Vargas blocked his shot. Previously, there were claims of handball and penalties from Argentina. The referee rejected it.
Messi fell again. This time, La Pulga could not continue the match. He fell after falling while trying to chase Luis Diaz. In the 66th minute, Messi was replaced by Nico Gonzalez.
Nico broke into Colombia’s goal in the 76th minute, but Tagliafico, who provided the pass, was already in an offside position. The score remains 0-0.
Colombia got a breath of fresh air with Messi not being on the field. Argentina relies a lot on Di Maria on the front lines. However, until the second half was over, no goals had been scored. The match continued into extra time.
Unlike the Top 8 and semifinals, the final match does not go straight to a penalty shootout when the score is tied in normal time. There is extra time that must be played to determine the winner, before a penalty shootout.
Vargas! De Paul entered the penalty box and sent in a cross in the 94th minute. Nico Gonzalez greeted him. The ball can still be caught by goalkeeper Vargas. The score remained 0-0 until the first half of extra time ended.
Lautaro Martinez! Entering in the 97th minute, the Inter Milan players made the difference. In the 112th minute, Lautaro scored a goal for Argentina after receiving Di Maria’s pass. Score 1-0 for Argentina. Messi, who was on the bench, smiled with this goal.
Argentina won 1-0 and won their 16th Copa America title!
