translated from Spanish: Argentina and Messi will have another chance: they defeated Colombia on penalties and will define the Copa America with Brazil

Argentina will play the final of the 47th edition of the Copa America next Saturday against Brazil to prevail on Tuesday 3-2 in the penalty shootout against Colombia, after equalizing 1-1 in regulation time. Argentina will seek its fifteenth Copa America title on Saturday at the Maracana stadium, since the last one it reached in the 1993 edition in Ecuador.Colombia, while it will play this Friday in Brasilia the match for the third place against Peru.The goals in the Mané Garrincha stadium were converted by Lautaro Martínez in the 7th minute and Luis Díaz equalized for Colombia at the 61.La Albiceleste began winning with a goal by Lautaro Martínez , after Lionel Messi’s pass. It was Messi’s fifth assist and Martinez’s third goal of the tournament. Four minutes later Argentina gave the first warning with a header from Nicolás González that was deflected. In the 7th minute, De Paul joined Lo Celso and he leaked the ball to Messi who backed in the area and before the mark of Yerry Mina assisted Martinez, who only finished for the 1-0.Colombia responded two minutes later with a shot from Cuadrado that attacked the goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez.In the 37th minute the coffee team reacted and a mid-range shot from Wilmar Barrios hit the vertical. Mina also looked for the equalizer at 38 with a header that hit the bar. The Albiceleste shook off the Colombian offense when at 43 Gonzalez nodded to the floor, after hunting down a Messi centre, and Ospina on his knees controlled and sent the corner kick. In that play the Venezuelan referee Jesus Valenzuela asked the VAR to review a possible penalty in favor of Argentina, which the videoarbitraje dismissed. For the second half the Colombian coach Reinaldo Rueda played it all: he sent in Frank Fabra, Edwin Cardona and Yimmi Chará for William Tesillo, Rafael Borré and Gustavo Cuellar, respectively. And at 60 he sent Miguel Borja to the court for Duván Zapata. Everything went to Rueda because at 61 Luis Diaz took advantage of a long pass on the left and without an angle and falling finished off the second stick and tied the game 1-1.Argentina, although puzzled by equality, attacked again. Barrios saved Colombia from the second goal on the goal line in the 73rd and Messi sent a ball to the post in the 81st.With the 1-1 the teams settled the finalist in the penalty shootout that was favorable to Argentina by 3-2, where Emiliano Martínez contained the shots of Davinson Sánchez, Yerry Mina and Edwin Cardona. Only scored for colombians Juan Guillermo Cuadrado and Miguel Borja.For Argentina, meanwhile, messi, Paredes and Lautaro Martinez scored, and Rodrigo de Paul missed his pitch, the second of the 5 Argentine pitches.

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