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00:00:00have got two goals apiece
00:00:08Argentina
00:00:12Have had an extra day to prepare for this
00:00:15Colombia had to put it all in down to ten men on the stroke of halftime against Uruguay
00:00:30Hopefully says Scaloni, the Argentina coach, it will not be a fond farewell to Di Maria tonight
00:00:41They want to persuade him to continue
00:00:43Messi says he takes it from game to game now
00:00:53One or two question marks over Messi's fitness
00:00:57Of course he missed a penalty in the shootout, but let's be honest
00:01:03Doesn't matter much when they've got Martinez behind them
00:01:06and
00:01:08under Messi late in his career
00:01:11Can the swan song continue as Argentina seek to retain the Copa America?
00:01:21And this delayed final gets underway
00:01:25Approximately an hour and 20 minutes behind schedule
00:01:30questions
00:01:33To be answered on all fronts there by the organizers
00:01:39Hopefully there will be no further
00:01:43Problems around the stadium, but let's hope for a great game, and it was a brisk start by Argentina
00:01:48And a bit of a miscue by Alvarez
00:01:54Montiel got down the right
00:02:08The Scaloni era
00:02:11With his trusty assistants Ayala, Samuel and the rest
00:02:22An era of
00:02:24Outstanding success, of course
00:02:31But we cannot underestimate what
00:02:37Friend in the other dugout has done for Colombia Nestor Lorenzo
00:02:50Tell your vehicle
00:02:54You
00:02:58Something right in front of Lorenzo a defender in his own playing days who featured in the 1990 FIFA World Cup final
00:03:07Of course in his playing days had a spell at Swindon town
00:03:11But he is the brains behind this rebuild so spectacular rebuild by Colombia
00:03:19Argentina pending the back in the early stages
00:03:22Jefferson Lerma
00:03:26Trying to wake one or two others up I think a little bit so hard to know how players will react to what has happened here
00:03:33From their point of view over the last couple of hours and of course one of the issues elsewhere in the tournament
00:03:40Particularly in the Colombia Uruguay semi-final the scenes at the end provoked by Uruguay
00:03:46concerns about the welfare of their families in the
00:03:51Confines of the stadium inside that must play on the minds of many
00:04:02Messi's corner
00:04:08Rodriguez shut down
00:04:17When they have been under pressure in this tournament
00:04:21The confidence imbued in this side Colombia after this sensational unbeaten run
00:04:31Really showed itself never a moment's panic 12 wins in the last 13 games
00:04:39In fact the last defeat for Colombia
00:04:43Which must feel like a very long time ago in the World Cup qualifier for the last World Cup against Argentina in the spring
00:04:522022
00:04:53Very tight between the two nations in the last five meetings three draws
00:04:58Colombia beat Argentina in the group at the
00:05:012019 Copa America
00:05:05Argentina edged that World Cup qualifier I mentioned
00:05:10And they are yet to meet in qualifying for the
00:05:142026 World Cup in fact the first meeting comes up on the 9th of September
00:05:22I
00:05:27Guess
00:05:29They did a bit more time than it was afforded there
00:05:35Unless he did well
00:05:37Barbera's just broke stride of course the biggest question in terms of selection for Argentina
00:05:42How do you leave a player like Lautaro Martinez out?
00:05:45Especially when he has got four in this competition for Argentina
00:05:52But the strength in depth speaks for itself, we all know that for Argentina
00:05:58And just a sense at the moment that Scaloni and co. Believe there's a better pairing
00:06:04With those two, but here's the man with the magic for Colombia and Luis Diaz his first shot is well held by Martinez
00:06:12A
00:06:19Little man
00:06:20who was
00:06:22Shown such big heart and huge hunger to take Colombia all the way
00:06:29Luis Diaz in this tournament
00:06:34Certainly play like a man who believes destiny is on his side after all his problems
00:06:40The time perhaps for him he feels to repay those who stood by him when his family were suffering
00:06:51And a major factor in the rebuild overseen by Nesta Lorenzo
00:06:57While the world's attention was on
00:07:00Qatar the tournament that Colombia did not qualify for they finished only six
00:07:06in the last
00:07:07World Cup Conmebol qualifying section
00:07:12But they knew they had the young players coming through and Nesta Lorenzo and his staff got on with it
00:07:20And now Colombia seek to do so
00:07:24The chance is missed by Cordoba
00:07:31Martinez doing his best to look cool. It's a great run that by Arias a bit like Munoz the man is replaced
00:07:37The flag stayed down. I caught him. I knew what he wanted to do with it. He actually clipped the outside of the post unlucky
00:07:45He has won the argument to be the starter up front for Colombia ahead of
00:07:50Rafael body
00:07:51Duran and the rest and he very nearly repaid Lorenzo's faith right there good response and here come Colombia again with Rios
00:08:01Rodriguez to Lerma
00:08:05Out to Diaz
00:08:08Argentina
00:08:12Argentina very wary indeed of what they are set to face here tonight
00:08:18Two games against Canada who have been excellent incidentally in this tournament
00:08:24Very game indeed and only missing out on third place in a penalty shootout against Uruguay last night in Charlotte
00:08:33But two games with Canada
00:08:36Chile
00:08:38Peru and Ecuador and I would say only one of those the game against Ecuador
00:08:45really
00:08:46Presented Argentina with any kind of a problem
00:08:51This most certainly does here tonight
00:08:54Right
00:09:03Center-back pairing undisturbed once more for Colombia Sanchez and Cuesta
00:09:11Arias in for Munoz, but he really knows his way around as he has demonstrated
00:09:17Already
00:09:24Yes
00:09:33John Arias to Johan Mahica
00:09:41Columbia settling
00:09:44Davidson Sanchez Rios here goes Arias again
00:09:50Diaz came flying in from the other side. It's a great piece of work that by Montiel
00:09:56Columbia started to ask a few questions and Martinez is happy to see that sail out of play
00:10:06So Diaz as lively in the first few minutes as it been throughout the rest of the tournament Arias has made a great start
00:10:12And his first full start of course in the tournament
00:10:19And quarterback has clipped the outside of the right-hand post of Emi Martinez
00:10:43You
00:10:51Tell your FICO
00:10:57Let's see from deep
00:11:00Looking for his old compadre de Maria just a shade strong for him
00:11:07The Maria now 36
00:11:0936
00:11:11Messy slightly older a hundred and forty six appearance for de Maria
00:11:21In fairness, it's not news really he did actually state last year that the Copa America
00:11:28Would mark the end for him
00:11:31but apparently
00:11:33in the run-up to this final Scaloni
00:11:36Just had a word in his ear to say listen Messi said that in
00:11:402016 when we lost to Chile Messi actually missed in the shootout and the heartbroken he announced his retirement
00:11:48he reversed it seven weeks later and he's
00:11:51Gone on fairly well since then
00:11:56Which is putting it mildly
00:12:05I
00:12:13Don't know Vargas is the goalkeeper seldom troubled in this tournament
00:12:24Comfortable victory of a Paraguay to open the campaign for Colombia
00:12:32Adios again getting forward
00:12:36A
00:12:38Safety first from Lissandro Martinez
00:12:42And an accustomed role as a goal scorer Martinez against Ecuador
00:12:54Now they play glorious stuff in open play but
00:12:58Argentina have talked a lot about the power that Colombia present from their set pieces
00:13:03Rodriguez takes them and Davinson Sanchez and Jefferson Lerma have been more than a handful for every team in the tournament
00:13:12And both have scored
00:13:15Out the back it goes they very nearly scored again. I
00:13:21Think it's Cuesta
00:13:23Carlos Cuesta couldn't convert it
00:13:26That
00:13:28Freak it to the back post
00:13:30Well actually beyond the back post has worked like a charm for Colombia in this tournament and no team has been able to defend it
00:13:41Montiel de Maria cuts in field for the first time with the ball at his feet gives it to Messi
00:13:48The pal to tell you Fico
00:13:57You
00:14:08The Callister waited for that and he was caught as he did so Rios has it Rios
00:14:15Hobbled out of the semifinal at the end of it, but looking as fresh as ever
00:14:21That's a little pop at the referee there
00:14:24Rodriguez might have asked him to make himself available for a pass instead
00:14:48Backward by Romero
00:14:54And Tina's to tell you Fico
00:14:59Columbia squeezing and winning the ball back Rodriguez is caught in the challenge by Martinez
00:15:53And
00:16:02Much like Luis Diaz throughout this tournament Thomas Rodriguez has
00:16:08Played like a man who believes
00:16:11This is to be his crowning glory
00:16:14Winning this tournament well plucked out of the air by Martinez
00:16:23And
00:16:47De Maria trying to weave his spell
00:16:51Stopped by Arias
00:16:54Nicely done by Rodriguez
00:16:58Terrific piece of work by McAllister took it clean of John Arias
00:17:05It doesn't use it so well
00:17:21You
00:17:40Sanchez
00:17:42You
00:17:46All the intricate football and the
00:17:49Pacey interplay they have Cordova in the role of target man. They want to go a bit longer
00:17:57And
00:18:10On by Lama to Diaz he got on the outside
00:18:22Sanchez
00:18:24Adias trying to
00:18:26Visit into the fate of Cordova. He was shut down really well there
00:18:39Fernandez
00:18:47Seriously backward by Rodrigo de Paul Romero
00:18:56You
00:19:11Since that Argentina are probing for weaknesses
00:19:17Weaknesses in this Columbia side have been hard to find quite honestly
00:19:21And
00:19:24Not just in this tournament where they started with the win over Paraguay coasted through the game against Costa Rica 3-0
00:19:33Had the better of it in the 1-1 draw Brazil in the group
00:19:38Tumbled Panama in the quarterfinals 5-0
00:19:44Saw it through against Uruguay
00:19:52You
00:19:57To Arias and the first near thing of this final
00:20:21You
00:20:24It's a bit loose from the power
00:20:27Great rescue that body Maria
00:20:32And so Fernandez to Romero
00:20:38The power again
00:20:41Gonzalo Montiel is free on the right side messy
00:20:47Steers a different course
00:20:49Tanya Fico de Maria Argentina with men in the box. It's a great bit of build-up play
00:20:55Messi couldn't finish it off and
00:20:58Vargas particularly grateful. He was on his knees the keeper by the time it reached him
00:21:06And maybe a little clip off the heels of Alvarez here it was
00:21:19You
00:21:32Maria got spent last season on loan in Spain at Osasuna
00:21:49You
00:22:01Local family members, of course
00:22:07New home of the MSC and his family
00:22:20You
00:22:45What's that the Sanchez
00:22:49You
00:22:50They were unlucky Columbia to lose John Lukumi to injury in the first game of the tournament
00:23:02The expectation was that Lorenzo would look to yeti Mina, but mean has only been used as a substitute during this tournament
00:23:10Would prefer to give quest to his chance
00:23:14You
00:23:16Top of the screen there the Conmebol president
00:23:21Dominguez
00:23:26On his shoulders
00:23:29Responsibility will be placed concerning the incidents outside the stadium ultimately he's certainly gonna have to
00:23:37Lead Conmebol through the process of investigating what went wrong
00:23:43You
00:24:13You
00:24:31For by Sanchez all the way through to Martinez
00:24:43You
00:24:50Cassandra Martinez back to his goalkeeper
00:24:55Snazzy little tint in the hairdo tonight and then the blue and white flash
00:25:03Unlike him ready to look for the spotlight
00:25:06You
00:25:08Tony Fico touches it to de Maria and he goes about his business short to Messi actually Rios got to it
00:25:17Well, he got
00:25:20To Diaz
00:25:23But it's almost as though to Powell has been detailed to keep a very
00:25:27Close eye on Luis Diaz in the early part of this game by Argentina
00:25:31You
00:25:33Shuffled out to the right side de Maria who started on the right has come out to the left, of course
00:25:38Maybe seen as a more creative place for him to be
00:25:46Nobody's been able to keep Diaz quiet through this tournament
00:25:49That must be said and Rios tries to feed him and he's left back in Mojica
00:25:57Rodriguez
00:25:59Make a cross for Cordova. Cassandra Martinez stood up strong
00:26:11Start of the tournament Mika left back was by no means considered the automatic pick
00:26:17But he has certainly grown like so many of these Columbia players
00:26:21Nowhere near the same amount of big tournament experience in the younger players
00:26:28For Columbia reason it's largely a new squad the exceptions Rodriguez
00:26:35Cordova, although Cordova's had to spend most of the last decade fighting for recognition at international level
00:26:46The power of Davin Sanchez showed itself
00:26:51John Arias did well
00:26:54And now Diaz
00:27:02Arias
00:27:14Mojica
00:27:16Mojica
00:27:20Lama first time on to James Rodriguez
00:27:27Here goes Rios he loves taking people on he can beat people in a post box
00:27:34Cordova got across the near post, but he took a piece out of his man there Martinez
00:27:39And a yellow from the Brazilian referee for Cordova for that challenge
00:27:52Fist in there by Rios
00:28:00The shake of the head says everything
00:28:05But Cordova now needs to be careful
00:28:10Oh
00:28:12Some might say defending in that little corridor there, it's an occupational hazard for Lissandra Martinez to be hit sometimes
00:28:26Nesta Lorenzo is making that very point right now. I think the fourth official Benitez
00:28:32Of Paraguay is being told what Lorenzo thinks about that
00:28:40Some very good referees in the CONMEBOL region
00:28:49Rafael Klaus may very well be one of them, but his only
00:28:54Previous job in this tournament was Venezuela against Mexico
00:28:58And he was the fourth official for Bolivia against Panama and here he is in charge of the final
00:29:39Quite a long day already for nearly everybody involved the build-up all day in Miami right across the Miami
00:29:48Metropolitan area electric
00:29:58There's the evidence of the trip to the hairdresser for Martinez
00:30:09And
00:30:18Over a shut down by Lama de Maria down here
00:30:39And
00:30:41And
00:31:03How do you estimate he can Jefferson Lama
00:31:06Lama waiting with a couple of big goals in the tournament Lama
00:31:10And
00:31:34Davidson Sanchez was a goal scorer in the 3-0 win over Costa Rica
00:31:38How about that from Diaz
00:31:44Lama Rios
00:31:48I mentioned the
00:31:51Self-belief in these Columbia players given this long long run of success
00:31:58Think we're seeing the evidence of it in this first half. They're not rushing
00:32:02the job
00:32:04Argentina may be favorites, but anybody who has
00:32:07seen Columbia
00:32:09Through this tournament, if not beforehand would know that they can
00:32:16Find a way and have done more often than not
00:32:25How he has turned threatened to get away from Fernandez advantage played by the referee Luis Diaz Rios
00:32:32Thought about leaving that and then didn't
00:32:34De Maria and Columbia swarm all over him and it's a foul
00:32:59Minimal contact but de Maria made the most of it
00:33:04Messi
00:33:13Messi
00:33:15Alvarez made his move the ball didn't come it drops invitingly for Luis Diaz
00:33:23Sensational challenge from Romero there now, it's Lama. Let's one go
00:33:34Martinez
00:33:39Martinez wasn't sure here
00:33:42Columbia's fans all had their hopes up. He hits it beautifully
00:33:47Fingernails from Emmy Martinez, it may have been spinning away anyway, but it was close
00:34:05So Argentina like everybody else's had the warning about these set pieces
00:34:10It has to be an outswing of this time from Rodriguez from that Columbia left
00:34:20Can Argentina cope any better than the other teams Columbia have faced
00:34:25Look to be heading right
00:34:28Onto the forehead of Cordova
00:34:31Argentina with a free kick
00:34:37Not from there though, I don't think
00:35:00You
00:35:31Montiel to Messi
00:35:37As a Fernandez
00:35:40One player to keep an eye on perhaps tonight is Alexis McAllister
00:35:44Breaking for a midfield been a real ploy for Argentina and that was what Messi tried to do there is to set McAllister free
00:35:54Has it at his feet here McAllister gives it short to Tania Fico
00:36:00Tania Fico
00:36:04De Maria Messi linking now with McAllister it breaks for Argentina Leo Messi goes on
00:36:13And Columbia see him off
00:36:30And he answers after him and did catch him
00:37:01You
00:37:09The distress is obvious, but Messi of course knew what he was doing there rolling back onto the field
00:37:13You
00:37:28Hopefully for Argentina's sake for the sake of this occasion all will be well
00:37:43You
00:38:09Sanchez slid in first adios kept
00:38:13harrying and chasing
00:38:18He did seem slightly apologetic Santiago Arias after the challenge
00:38:31And even the Columbia fans are applauding him
00:38:34You
00:38:41It's I understand not the most hostile of rivalries within
00:38:46South American football and not given the way that
00:38:50some of the countries
00:38:53Tend not to get along
00:38:56there's a
00:38:58Fair history of
00:39:01Common purpose in football terms between Argentina and Colombia going back to the area of the era when the
00:39:08game in Colombia
00:39:10continued outside of FIFA's remit and
00:39:13during that era in the 1950s many of Argentina's top players actually
00:39:18decided to
00:39:20go and
00:39:21play for some of the professional clubs in
00:39:24Colombia I
00:39:27Understand the breakaway from FIFA was around the issue of transfer fees in
00:39:33professional football Colombia basically said well
00:39:36We think we can develop the game in Colombia better if we allow the clubs to trade without
00:39:41Transfer fees and they adopted that policy which I guess in the era
00:39:45Made the wages for some of the players
00:39:49Slightly more enticing
00:39:52But particularly Argento de Stefano was one of those actually who did go to play for a while in Colombia
00:40:03That rift with FIFA of course did hold up the development of the Colombian national side and its profile in international terms
00:40:10They didn't actually qualify for a World Cup until 1990, but they've made up for lost time since then
00:40:16Mojica's cross
00:40:20Showed too much on it for Cordoba, but Arias is there again, and he used it well, and here's Rios
00:40:27Nice little feint again by him
00:40:31Not the best outcome really for John Arias
00:40:34So a bit more concerned about Messi who reportedly had this hamstring problem during the group phase
00:40:42Rested for the third group game
00:40:45Rested for the third group game
00:40:53McAllister
00:41:04A warm embrace at pitch side between Lorenzo and Scaloni
00:41:09Prior to kickoff they won't be speaking to each other for the next hour or two though
00:41:13Lautaro Martinez is sent out by Scaloni
00:41:19Luis Diaz
00:41:22Rodriguez shut down, that's comfortable for Martinez, clean hit though it was by Rios
00:41:33Rios is among the Colombia players playing nowadays in Brazil, he plays for Palmeiras
00:41:39Perhaps the most interesting
00:41:42Scenario surrounds John Arias at the moment, he plays for Fluminense who won the Libertadores
00:41:48In South America last season and right now he's going back at the end of the tournament
00:41:53To find Fluminense on the bottom of the league
00:42:03McAllister, Alvarez, Di Maria
00:42:12McAllister to De Pau this time and he leaves it for Messi
00:42:16Montiel, nice build up from Argentina, patient and considered, the next move is where it falls apart though
00:42:24Diaz
00:42:26And again, Rodrigo De Pau almost deputed to mark him man for man wherever possible, did brilliantly
00:42:32That's comfortable for Sanchez, Arias got away with it but Argentina have it back
00:42:48Fernandez to Montiel
00:42:52Montiel and Tagliafico winning the selection argument, the two fullbacks they choose from four
00:42:59Marcos Acuña and now Molina are the alternates
00:43:23Nicolas Otamendi is the unlucky man when it comes to the centre-backs
00:43:29Well, for now anyway, here goes Tagliafico, he's brushed off it, free-kick
00:43:50Ruiz had a go, Arias, very much in the mindset that they shall not pass
00:43:56So one on Messi from him, now one on Tagliafico and he probably needs to be a little bit careful now, Santiago Arias
00:44:04And he's getting a little telling off and a reminder from the referee about that right now I think
00:44:16Messi's had the big chance that came Argentina's way in the first period
00:44:20Not too many other moments for Argentina apart from that, not too many moments of concern all tournament for Colombia
00:44:33Defending, Messi takes it and over the top it goes
00:44:42From Tagliafico himself
00:44:51In the way of Julian Alvarez
00:45:01Arias
00:45:09Rios
00:45:14Sentence back to Rios
00:45:17James Rodriguez
00:45:21Conductor-in-chief normally for Colombia
00:45:24Rodriguez
00:45:28Arias
00:45:31Not a very good touch there by Córdoba
00:45:35Can't say he's silky smooth, Córdoba has other strong points to his game of course
00:45:42That is eventually seen as a foul, it's almost like Rodriguez made up the referee's mind by going down there
00:45:49De Pal poked out a leg to try and win it
00:45:53The whistle was a little bit slow coming
00:45:57But a quick restart by Colombia as we head to 45 minutes
00:46:06They might have done a little bit better to show a little bit more composure
00:46:11Very nearly half time
00:46:14Shakira waits in the wings for the half time show here in the Hard Rock Stadium
00:46:41Sanchez
00:46:49Cuesta
00:46:51Sanchez has to get there quickly
00:47:01Strong challenge it was by Sanchez and then by Lerma
00:47:04Here's De Pal
00:47:06And it's very nearly half time
00:47:11It is half time
00:47:16So Argentina the holders haven't got a firm grip on this one by any means
00:47:20Messi's had a chance which he could not take
00:47:23Hopefully for Argentina's sake he's ok after that injury scare
00:47:27Toward the end of this first half, Colombia have come closer
00:47:30John Córdoba hit the outside of the post
00:47:33And a pile driver from Jefferson Lerma
00:47:36Jefferson Lerma certainly tested Emiliano Martínez
00:47:39But there's not much between them
00:47:42The top two teams throughout the tournament
00:47:46And nobody is going to yield easily here
00:47:49It's Argentina nil, Colombia nil
00:47:52At half time in this much delayed Copa America final
00:48:07Copa América final
00:48:21An hour and 20 minutes late kicking off
00:48:23A 25 minute half time, nil-nil in the game
00:48:27And the possibility of extra time for the only time in this tournament
00:48:33Ahead of a potential penalty shootout
00:48:35Unless of course either side takes a grip in the second half
00:48:41So whatever thrills and spills
00:48:45And we hope to see both sides playing at their best in the second half
00:48:50This competition is closing with some questions to address
00:48:55Let's put it like that
00:48:58Argentina, none too happy with the standard of some of the pitches throughout the tournament
00:49:05I guess the best way of putting it all is to say that
00:49:08It's been a very effective learning experience for all involved
00:49:13Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
00:49:19The actual match planning, Ernesto Lorenzo did say this himself
00:49:23The Colombia boss, it is the same for both teams of course
00:49:26To remind you again, the long delay
00:49:29The issues outside the ground tonight, unsatisfactory
00:49:33Echoes perhaps of the awful scenes at Wembley
00:49:38In 2021 at the European Championship final in that year
00:49:47UEFA Champions League final in Paris
00:49:51And those ticketing issues
00:49:55Crowd control issues have to be addressed going forward
00:50:01As a consequence
00:50:04The players basically went through two full warm-ups
00:50:08Before we finally got underway
00:50:12And there are one or two stories
00:50:14That the families of some of the players including apparently
00:50:19The mother of Alexis McAllister
00:50:27Certainly in some peril
00:50:30As they made their way in
00:50:32We understand that all was well in the end
00:50:34But that's really not satisfactory
00:50:36And it follows on from the semi-final
00:50:38Which ended in chaotic scenes in Charlotte, North Carolina
00:50:43Uruguay against Colombia
00:50:47And there was a continuing investigation from CONMEBOL
00:50:52Into the events there
00:50:56And the culpability or otherwise of the Uruguay players in particular
00:51:00The Uruguay players believe that they are the party who has been wronged in all this
00:51:05And they say they acted only to ensure the welfare of their families in the stadium
00:51:14So lots and lots of issues
00:51:16Away from the football
00:51:17But who will emerge with the trophy at the end of this?
00:51:21Colombia have come close
00:51:24It's a match-up
00:51:26Remember between the two best teams in the tournament
00:51:28Of that there's little argument
00:51:31To a degree they've cancelled each other out so far
00:51:39Messi
00:51:41Took one troubling knock late in the first half
00:51:47And he still doesn't look particularly happy
00:51:52But he's set to continue
00:51:56And Argentina continue
00:51:58In pursuit of a third major trophy in a row
00:52:01Defending the Copa America
00:52:03After winning the World Cup
00:52:10Neither side has truly exerted dominance over the other
00:52:20They've been a bit too good for most of the other teams in the tournament
00:52:25Along their way to this final
00:52:27But there's not much to choose so far between Argentina and Colombia
00:52:35One player on yellow and that is John Cordova up front
00:52:38For Colombia
00:52:41Not that Colombia thought that was a good decision either you understand
00:52:52Change of pace to the starting line-ups
00:52:54When we got underway finally
00:53:08Santiago Arias
00:53:32Santiago Arias in for the suspended Dando Nunez
00:53:38For Colombia
00:53:46First part was promising from Alvarez who
00:53:49Might have opened up the game had he scored
00:53:51In the second minute
00:53:55Been a bit quiet since then
00:53:59Alvarez preferred to Lautaro Martinez for Argentina
00:54:09James Rodriguez
00:54:13Cordova
00:54:15Did well with that
00:54:16That's fist past the post from Arias
00:54:23A very confident strike it was
00:54:34So Cordova's clipped the post in the first half
00:54:37A real pile driver from Jefferson Lama just kept out by Martinez
00:54:41And a near thing now from Arias
00:54:44Colombia still looking full of menace
00:54:56Of course tradition and history rests with Argentina
00:54:59As they seek their 16th Copa America title tonight
00:55:03To move clear of Uruguay
00:55:05Jointly they are the record holders at this precise moment
00:55:08With 15
00:55:15McAllister got there once and twice
00:55:20Di Maria couldn't finish it off
00:55:25That break from McAllister from midfield
00:55:28Has done for one of two teams in this tournament
00:55:31And it very nearly did for Colombia there
00:55:36And Fernando is getting a bit annoyed with Rios
00:55:41Who has a little tendency to play it up a little bit
00:55:44Here's the break
00:55:46Arias didn't get the challenge in on McAllister
00:55:49But the ball ran away from him
00:55:51And Vargas did a really good job
00:55:52No panic there from the goalkeeper
00:55:54Just closed the space down very well
00:55:57But that's better from Argentina
00:56:06Los Santos
00:56:20Lissandro Martinez
00:56:25McAllister
00:56:27The foul stays out on this right side for Argentina
00:56:33Keeping a watchful eye on Luis Diaz all through this final so far
00:56:40Runs away from Montiel
00:57:02Ramiro down
00:57:32Costa to Sanchez
00:57:46And back again
00:57:52Launched in the direction of Arias
00:57:56Launched second time by Sanchez
00:57:58Now Luis Diaz out on that right side for a moment
00:58:00It's been Polacks there
00:58:02Lissandro Martinez was the Argentina player
00:58:16Luis Diaz suddenly popped up on the radar for Martinez
00:58:31Sanchez
00:58:44On we go
00:58:45Tony Fico
00:58:46Over the top it goes
00:58:48Di Maria
00:58:52Sanchez so strong and so composed there
00:59:00Di Maria
00:59:07Just a little tester it wouldn't have counted
00:59:11Di Maria found a bit of space in behind
00:59:13He's not been able to do that much tonight so far
00:59:17Parked out on that left side
00:59:18And Scaloni a moment ago was telling him to stay out there
00:59:21Far on that left side
00:59:23I'm not sure this formation is actually
00:59:26Giving Argentina the chance to show their best
00:59:29But it's a show of respect to what they're facing tonight
00:59:32Against Colombia
00:59:33Di Maria again
00:59:35Here's Messi
00:59:36Shut down by Arias
00:59:38Diaz is after it
00:59:43I think he caught McAllister there
01:00:00John Arias
01:00:04Norgica
01:00:07Cordova came wide
01:00:11Lerma
01:00:12Rios
01:00:20Arias
01:00:22Rodriguez
01:00:25Good passage of play from Colombia
01:00:27Arias
01:00:28That's deflected
01:00:29And will be a corner
01:00:31Looked a bit hopeful the shot really
01:00:53Now this has been such a potent part of the armory for Colombia
01:00:56These corners
01:00:57It's back in there to fight for it
01:00:59Oh it's over the top
01:01:01Sanchez it was
01:01:05And yet again
01:01:06This ball out to the back post is just too difficult
01:01:09For teams to handle in this tournament
01:01:11It's a great rescue that by Cordova
01:01:13He got it right back in there
01:01:15And asked Stavinson Sanchez to go and finish off the job
01:01:19And he couldn't do it
01:01:22He has done it earlier in the tournament
01:01:26But it's a real worry
01:01:28For Argentina
01:01:52Sanchez
01:02:04Tagliafico
01:02:08McAllister to Messi
01:02:12Di Maria
01:02:14It's over De Pau
01:02:17Montiel
01:02:18Gives it to De Pau
01:02:19Not sure he wanted that
01:02:21Wasn't a lot else happening there for Argentina
01:02:52Romero's header
01:02:55Then it was Rodriguez
01:02:56And now Diaz
01:02:57Back on this left side
01:02:58Where he spent most of the night so far
01:03:00Again De Pau was there waiting for him
01:03:02Argentina get the free kick
01:03:22De Pau
01:03:24De Pau
01:03:52Di Maria taking on Arias on the outside
01:03:56Gets away from him really for the first time tonight
01:03:58The pullback's not bad
01:04:00McAllister went for it
01:04:02Header's blocked
01:04:03Appeals from Argentina
01:04:05Fernandez got it to Messi
01:04:08Alvarez
01:04:10Cleared by Sanchez
01:04:16Now De Pau
01:04:18Cuesta shut the door
01:04:22Montiel couldn't get through
01:04:24And neither could Argentina
01:04:26But that was a moment of menace at last from them
01:04:30Kept in play by De Pau
01:04:34That gets the Argentina crowd going
01:04:38And Di Maria's getting going now
01:04:42It's turned around the post by Vargas
01:04:44Good save
01:04:45Brilliant from Di Maria
01:04:46And so unlucky
01:04:48Suddenly he found top gear
01:04:56McAllister came on to it
01:05:00He appealed
01:05:01Not many of the other Argentina players did so
01:05:08Great bit of work
01:05:09First by Di Maria
01:05:10And then by Vargas
01:05:11Who has not had too many saves to make
01:05:14Certainly of that quality in the entire tournament
01:05:21Beaten once against Paraguay
01:05:28And once against Brazil of course
01:05:30By a rasping, rasping effort from Rafinha
01:05:38The tempo's rising here
01:05:44On and off the field
01:06:00Pablo Aymar's acting as the peacemaker there
01:06:04Jefferson Lerma's a very hard man to get past
01:06:14In the crowd tonight it's almost a case of anything you can do, we can do better
01:06:36And now it's Argentina's turn off the field
01:06:39Apparently to be in the ascendant
01:06:45That element to this occasion has been quite spectacular I must say
01:07:01Messi takes the free kick
01:07:03Lofted in there for Romero
01:07:04He didn't get that far
01:07:08Backward it goes from Fernandez
01:07:11All the way backward from one Martinez to the other
01:07:15Sent it back to goalkeeper
01:07:27A good win by Montiel
01:07:28But a misplaced pass by Depauw
01:07:30And possibilities now for Luis Diaz and Colombia
01:07:33Córdoba's in the box
01:07:36Diaz van Rias eventually
01:07:39Kept the ball brilliantly
01:07:41But Arias overran it
01:07:45Now he uses it well
01:07:46Up to Córdoba
01:07:48Arias couldn't collect it
01:07:49Rodriguez does
01:07:50He's shut down by Depauw
01:07:53Di Maria
01:07:54Sanchez right up to him
01:07:56Can Demir run past him?
01:07:58No he cannot
01:07:59Foul by McAllister
01:08:03It's fast and it's furious
01:08:06It's very hard fought indeed
01:08:11I can't claim it's been a classic for the purists
01:08:14But what we are seeing
01:08:16The two best teams in South America
01:08:18And two of the best teams in the world
01:08:20And the best teams in the world
01:08:22And the best teams in the world
01:08:24And the best teams in the world
01:08:26And the best teams in the world
01:08:28And two of the
01:08:29Very best in the world rankings
01:08:31Quite
01:08:32Likely
01:08:34Giving it absolutely everything
01:08:36Trying to force the other
01:08:38To yield
01:08:39And neither is in the mood so to do
01:08:42We're even level on bookings now at one apiece
01:08:44James Rodriguez with this free kick
01:08:58Can he be as effective as with the corners?
01:09:06That wasn't particularly threatening
01:09:08But Rios read it well
01:09:09And Colombia have it back with Lerma
01:09:11Who's hit one already
01:09:12And he fancied his chances there
01:09:35Montiel shut down
01:09:38De Pau trying to get away from Arias
01:09:40Little lean on him by John Arias
01:09:41Free kick to Argentina
01:09:51He's got that smile playing around his lips
01:09:53But there's always a little bit of
01:09:54Mellis attaching to it from De Pau
01:10:02Argentina made a mess of that
01:10:07Lissandra Martinez did well
01:10:08Messi's gone down
01:10:10The game goes on
01:10:11Arias for Colombia
01:10:14Out as far as Santiago Arias
01:10:18Rios
01:10:22Corner
01:10:24This is a troubling moment for Argentina however
01:10:38Messi
01:10:41Just buckling
01:10:42As he tried to give chase to Luis Diaz
01:10:54It's over for Leo Messi in this Copa America final
01:11:03And Argentina are going to have to
01:11:05Find a way to do it without him
01:11:11There was a little rumour about a hamstring problem
01:11:14Through the group stages
01:11:15Remember he didn't feature
01:11:16I think it was in the third game
01:11:19Of the group
01:11:22Scaloni was trying to reassure everybody
01:11:25That he was okay but
01:11:28It may have given way there
01:11:36So he'll only be able to watch
01:11:39From the sidelines
01:11:41To see if this can go Argentina's way
01:11:51And he knew more or less at once
01:11:58Looks like Nico Gonzalez is going to come on
01:12:09Rios
01:12:14Rios
01:12:15Rios
01:12:16Rios
01:12:17Rios
01:12:20Rios
01:12:23Seemed
01:12:24Like he was
01:12:28Coping with the
01:12:30Damage from the challenge from Santiago Arias
01:12:33Late in the first half but maybe not
01:12:38Come on
01:12:54On we go in the Colombia corner
01:12:56There's a man down in the box now
01:12:59Briefly, Lerma
01:13:05Rodriguez
01:13:06Great take by Emey Martinez, just what Argentina needed, his reassuring presence.
01:13:31Almost found its way through to Alvarez, but not quite.
01:13:36James Rodriguez for Colombia.
01:14:08End of the night.
01:14:13There's tears everywhere, and hopefully it's not the end of anything.
01:14:19Just a brief interruption.
01:14:29But he so badly wanted to guide Argentina to a new high here.
01:14:35In his current home.
01:14:38Seems scripted for him in Miami somehow.
01:14:42Not to be.
01:14:58Luis Diaz to Rios.
01:15:00To Rios.
01:15:04Overplayed his hand a little bit, which he can do at times.
01:15:10Luis Ander Martinez.
01:15:16Fernandez demanded it off him and used it. Montiel to De Pau.
01:15:26Alvarez as well. Now Di Maria's come out to the right side.
01:15:31Alvarez.
01:15:34Maybe didn't use that as well as Argentina needed.
01:15:38Diaz.
01:15:43Rodriguez.
01:15:45Rios.
01:15:4628 games unbeaten Colombia, and few signs they're going to be pushed aside easily here tonight by Argentina.
01:16:05Diaz away from De Pau, but it's handball.
01:16:16That is the after effects I think of the Santiago Arias challenge.
01:16:46Three draws in the last five meetings between these sides.
01:16:55Alvarez into the box.
01:17:03Three draws in the last five meetings between these sides.
01:17:07Alvarez into the box.
01:17:09What a recovery by John Arias. He found another gear there.
01:17:17But.
01:17:28Is the decision actually a foul by Montiel?
01:17:36I'm afraid it is from Argentina's perspective.
01:17:41And he felt that.
01:17:47Di Maria.
01:17:53Di Maria.
01:17:55Takes over as captain.
01:17:58On of course what might be his last appearance.
01:18:03And a second change in quick succession.
01:18:07Nahuel Molina.
01:18:10It's potentially later for Argentina if Montiel is off.
01:18:16They've lost one of their most reliable penalty takers.
01:18:25In addition to Messi that is.
01:18:46At least Molina should be ready for the fray tonight.
01:18:58He started the opening game against Canada.
01:19:03And the game against Ecuador which was the only really serious test so far for Argentina.
01:19:09Wasn't a bad crossing, Cordova went for it, couldn't win it.
01:19:13No holding back.
01:19:16And McAllister is the player down for Argentina this time.
01:19:31Hopefully not as serious as the other two.
01:19:46Cordova.
01:19:48Cordova.
01:19:50Cordova.
01:19:52Cordova.
01:19:54Cordova.
01:19:56Cordova.
01:19:58Cordova.
01:20:00Cordova.
01:20:02Cordova.
01:20:04Cordova.
01:20:06Cordova.
01:20:08Cordova.
01:20:10Cordova.
01:20:12Cordova.
01:20:14Cordova.
01:20:16Cordova.
01:20:18Cordova.
01:20:20Cordova.
01:20:22Cordova.
01:20:24Cordova.
01:20:26Cordova.
01:20:28Cordova.
01:20:30Cordova.
01:20:32Cordova.
01:20:34Cordova.
01:20:36Still the nagging doubt for Argentina as the hole is that they cannot get a firm hold on this final.
01:20:41That they cannot really exploit any weaknesses in this Colombia side.
01:20:48Now they're without their ultimate maestro.
01:20:52Forced into another injury change and...
01:20:57Maybe now a potential moment of breakthrough.
01:21:04But on reflection not.
01:21:12That's a fairly token gesture really in terms of any appeal by Colombia.
01:21:19Cordova laid it off nicely, Rios.
01:21:26John Arias.
01:21:29Diaz from the middle.
01:21:31Rios again.
01:21:33James Rodriguez.
01:21:34Rodriguez.
01:21:38Appeal for a handball.
01:21:40On we go, Alvarez got it out.
01:21:42To Angel Di Maria.
01:21:44Nico Gonzalez has hardly touched it, but can he jump well here? No.
01:21:48He's very good in the areas, Gonzalez, but he was outjumped by the power of Davinson Sanchez.
01:21:53It dropped for McAllister for Argentina.
01:21:56Now Tagliafico.
01:22:00Fernandez.
01:22:02He's done well, Tagliafico, chance for Argentina, it's in!
01:22:08But it's offside and Nico Gonzalez.
01:22:11Great moment.
01:22:14Will not count, the Argentina crowd don't know that yet.
01:22:18They're not realising it now I think.
01:22:21At last Colombia were opened up, but Tagliafico's offside.
01:22:28Gonzalez on the stretch, tucked it home.
01:22:32I think Scaloni feared the worst, he didn't celebrate.
01:22:52Open and shut case.
01:23:02The voices you hear off are those of Colombia supporters of course.
01:23:07On we go.
01:23:27Lerma.
01:23:31Diaz.
01:23:40Diaz to Arias.
01:23:44Rios.
01:23:45Mojica.
01:23:54Lerma.
01:24:01Rios.
01:24:10James Rodriguez.
01:24:15Mojica.
01:24:17And Moline in front of him, Moline did well enough.
01:24:21Di Maria to De Pauwel.
01:24:25Earned himself a throw.
01:24:27But this is...
01:24:29just...
01:24:31an irrepressible Colombia side.
01:24:34I spoke a lot about the belief in the team, what about the belief in the supporters?
01:24:37They can't remember their team losing.
01:24:42And they choose not to remember, if forced, that the last team to beat them was Argentina, but it's a long time ago now.
01:24:50Two and a half years almost.
01:24:59John Arias has won Colombia the free kick.
01:25:06At no stage of this final have Argentina really flowed for very long.
01:25:14Good bit of build-up play just now.
01:25:19They found a breakthrough, ruled out by offside.
01:25:23Alvarez had a couple of chances, but that's about it.
01:25:29Rodriguez with the free kick, and it's another promising moment.
01:25:35And another potential opportunity, this time for Cuesta.
01:25:41And they don't take it.
01:25:44Portable is coming in behind him.
01:25:47Romero...
01:25:51gingerly back to his feet.
01:26:17Tagliafico, McAllister.
01:26:20That's nice.
01:26:23Gonzalez.
01:26:25Shrugs off Arias, Nico Gonzalez goes into the box, and then he slips.
01:26:30And Davison Sanchez was on patrol.
01:26:33The top marksman remains in reserve.
01:26:36Lautaro Martinez.
01:26:38For Argentina.
01:26:43That's given away by Cuesta.
01:26:47Fernandez, that's a poor pass.
01:26:50Cut out by Mourinho.
01:26:52And it's a goal for Argentina.
01:26:55And it's a goal for Argentina.
01:26:58And it's a goal for Argentina.
01:27:00That's a poor pass.
01:27:02Cut out by Mourinho.
01:27:08Rodriguez shut down by Molina.
01:27:11Found a way out, back to his keeper, Vargas.
01:27:21Just the sense that they're still bossing it in terms of possession.
01:27:25For Colombia.
01:27:27As per the stats at half-time.
01:27:31Lerma.
01:27:35Last ten minutes of the 90, there may be quite a lot more of this to go tonight.
01:27:46And it's Rodriguez.
01:27:48No way through, but it's a foul by Fernandez in the opinion of the referee.
01:27:53Rafael Claus.
01:28:00And it's a goal for Argentina.
01:28:31Of course, many of these Colombia fans have never seen their team win the Copa America.
01:28:39In person.
01:28:41That is a part of the reason for this frenzied belief this time.
01:28:47Here's Rodriguez, he went for the shot.
01:28:49And it's a goal for Argentina.
01:28:52And it's a goal for Argentina.
01:28:55And it's a goal for Argentina.
01:28:58And it's a goal for Argentina.
01:29:01Just that single victory historically, Colombia.
01:29:09It did come in their own country, but it's what...
01:29:1423 years ago.
01:29:20Apart from that one tournament victory, incidentally a tournament in which they won every game.
01:29:31They're certainly not...
01:29:34able to look Argentina in the eye in terms of achievement.
01:29:39One runner-up, 1975, they lost to Peru in a two-legged final then.
01:29:45Five times third place finishers.
01:29:47Of course, including 2021.
01:30:00Manuel Molina.
01:30:20Manuel Molina.
01:30:30Trying eventually to get it to Di Maria with no particular success.
01:30:37They're having to do this...
01:30:40by a very hard route, Argentina.
01:30:47Rios takes it off Gonzalez.
01:30:51And it's Rodriguez.
01:30:53Luis Diaz trying to get goal side.
01:30:55Arias couldn't get to it.
01:30:56Colombia want a free kick out of it, but it's actually gone the other way.
01:31:01Every ball is being contested.
01:31:09Every decision is questioned.
01:31:13Every tiny advantage is being grasped by either set of players.
01:31:18But no, we have not had a free-flowing celebration of football in that sense.
01:31:39Fernandez.
01:31:40Fernandez.
01:31:46Gonzalez won it, but there's nobody reading his knock-on.
01:31:58Arias.
01:32:03Tied it up by Emi Martinez, whose main work may still be ahead tonight.
01:32:11But possession is more strongly in Colombia's favour in this second half.
01:32:19As one was entitled to expect.
01:32:23That's going to be a corner I rather fancy off Mojica's toe.
01:32:36Now what cunning plan has Di Maria got?
01:32:40The crowd might wistfully be thinking of Nicolas Otamendi at this precise moment.
01:32:54He's started to show some late career form as a bit of a goal scorer.
01:33:03And Arias exchange pleasantries.
01:33:07I think they're pleasantries anyway.
01:33:11They're not to be pushed around by any more.
01:33:16They're nobody's underdogs anymore, Colombia.
01:33:19Argentina found that out for themselves, if they didn't know it before.
01:33:23And the corner comes to nothing.
01:33:26Romero.
01:33:41Romero.
01:33:52Smashed up there by Sanchez.
01:33:54Too much on it.
01:34:02Rafael Bore is called forward by Néstor Lorenzo.
01:34:11Generally through the tournament it's been either Córdoba or Bore.
01:34:16Bore missed a couple of great chances during the group,
01:34:19which probably swung the scales in the favour of Córdoba.
01:34:26But he's a good mover, he's mobile.
01:34:30Probably got a better touch on the ball.
01:34:32Di Maria.
01:34:33González is going to go for this one.
01:34:35It's wide.
01:34:48A very good header of the ball, as seen so often in Serie A for Fiorentina.
01:34:56And indeed on their great runs in European club football.
01:35:02Didn't miss by much, but it missed.
01:35:10Kevin Castaño is also coming on with Bore.
01:35:15That's the end of this final for Rios.
01:35:32And...
01:35:47And...
01:35:49John Córdoba also makes way.
01:35:54Rios does like to be in the limelight one way or the other.
01:35:57There was all his antics at the end of the semi-final.
01:36:00He made sure everybody had an eye on him there as he made his exit.
01:36:05And...
01:36:24Castaño has actually been playing his club football in Russia
01:36:27with John Córdoba, Krasnodar, in recent times.
01:36:35And...
01:36:36And...
01:36:37And...
01:37:04We're not very far away from extra time now.
01:37:06For the first time in the tournament.
01:37:07Reason being that there was no stipulation for extra time
01:37:11in either the quarter-final or semi-final rounds.
01:37:17Four minutes away.
01:37:28Mojica.
01:37:31It's fallen nicely for Argentina.
01:37:34And...
01:37:35As cool as you like.
01:37:38It was Cuesta who sorted it out.
01:37:43De Pau.
01:37:47Fernandez did well.
01:37:51Gonzalez floated it in the direction of Di Maria.
01:37:54There wasn't enough on it.
01:37:57De Pau wins a throw.
01:38:01Is it time for a power play by Argentina?
01:38:06Kept largely at arm's length by Colombia.
01:38:11Could they possibly go and snatch it?
01:38:13They've been the one that's been vulnerable actually,
01:38:16late in this tournament.
01:38:19One of the few sides of weakness.
01:38:25Late goal conceded against Ecuador.
01:38:27One or two late chances for Canada.
01:38:36Not going to do any harm in the stand at least.
01:38:38But it is a big, big push suddenly by Argentina.
01:38:44Colombia can't get going again.
01:38:48Momentum lost by those two changes perhaps for Colombia.
01:38:53Momentum lost by those two changes perhaps for Colombia.
01:39:17Angel Di Maria.
01:39:22It's over the top.
01:39:25So that's three chances that have fallen for Nico Gonzalez.
01:39:33Just to modify the previous, it's a mile over the top.
01:39:39Smart piece of play by Romero.
01:39:46Nothing doing for Argentina.
01:39:52Romero.
01:40:08Romero won that well ahead of Diaz.
01:40:10De Pau.
01:40:12Di Maria.
01:40:16Looking for Alvarez.
01:40:18Totally done by Arias.
01:40:30Castaño to Santiago Arias.
01:40:48Just going to try and do the impossible.
01:40:57Never looked very likely.
01:40:58Never looked very likely.
01:41:16That is it.
01:41:18Messi.
01:41:22Can only play a watching brief.
01:41:24James Rodriguez has not been able to find the golden touch.
01:41:28Gonzalez has had chances late on to win it for Argentina.
01:41:33But we're going to turn to a new chapter
01:41:37as we head toward extra time for the first time in this 2024 Copa America.
01:41:45No breakthrough either way.
01:41:49An almighty arm wrestle it has been.
01:41:52They've cancelled each other out to be quite truthful in many, many ways.
01:41:57I don't think any side can claim to have been the superior
01:42:01in terms of possession.
01:42:03Yes, for Colombia, but in terms of the chances which came late,
01:42:07they all seem to come for Argentina.
01:42:10And they could not snatch the victory to ensure...