They are no longer excited, they are winning, they have already won the third, as the world champion, you can see Diego from Miami, from Lucile, from Rio de Janeiro and from anywhere in the world, cheering for Lionel and any Albiceleste that is now. Celebrating a rare bonanza era in America with two-time champions Argentina.
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Lionel Scaloni's side beat Colombia 1-0 in a dramatic Copa America final to help them break a tie with Uruguay and establish themselves as the continent's top singles winners, now with 16 trophies.
The Colombian talent was evident in the first minutes, with Arias on fire, Diaz with great movement and James Rodriguez pulling the mark. The Colombians gave the absent Albiceleste a rough time at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, chesting all three stars and their previous 14 continental titles.
Argentina began to react, with Julian Alvarez crossing and narrowly missing Messi's feet as he tried to score, Angel Di Maria making his final appearance with the Argentina national team. All costs for placing any ball under three sticks.
Messi unleashes tears after ending his Copa America prematurely
Eventually, at the end of the first half, the game broke, or began to break, just like the hearts of Argentina and millions of fans around the world, as Lionel Messi was injured after a sweep by Sandako Arias. Stranger on his ankle.
'Bulka' was stoic as she endured the pain and continued to play despite Lautaro already warming up, spending the first half and halftime with Shakira to add to the Colombian vibe. Make a splash with his halftime show… and then until the 64th minute comes, and that minute may be the last in Lionel Andrés Messi Guccini's history at the Copa America.
Messi slipped in a dispute over a ball in the center of the pitch and was unable to pick it up, a substitution was called for and eventually, the star left the pitch on his own two feet, but in tears. The tears of their followers in a dramatic scene that will go down in Copa America history.
Nico Gonzalez came on for Messi, with a frenetic back-and-forth battle, one of those 0-0 scores that feasts your eyes, grits your teeth and moves your hands excessively. Time.
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Instead, both teams took risks: Colombia threw away whatever caffeine they had left, while with Messi on their chests, the Argentines went to test what an era without the 'blee' would be like. Champion of the world.
It wasn't Angel Di Maria who scored this time, but Lautaro Martínez, in the last game of his career with the Albiceleste. The 'neroazzurri' captain started the game in midfield and ended it with a skillful recovery from Paredes, and in 116', beat goalkeeper Vargas one-on-one to score twice the championship goal.
Yeah, guys, they're fired up again, they're at it again. Messi in tears, on the field, or wherever you look, like Diego in heaven, Argentina is a two-time champion of America, my friends.
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