Lionel Messi’s Argentina won the 47th Copa America title today (11) after 28 years beating Neymar de Silva led Brazil 1-0.
The final match ended today at the Maracana Stadium in Brazil and the match started at around 5.30 a.m. local time today. Angel de Maria scored the winning goal for Argentina in the 22nd minute assisted by Rodrigo de Paul Brazil were undefeated throughout the tournament until the final.
At the end of the first half, Argentina took a 1-0 lead, but neither side was able to score in the second half and no goals were scored in extra time. Argentina won the match 1-0.
This is the 15th time that Argentina has won the South American Football Championship, and with this title, Argentina has been able to tie with Uruguay (15) as the team with the most titles in the history of South American football. In addition to 15 championships, Argentina has 14 runners-up and five third places.
Argentina last won the South American Football Championship in 1993. Since then, they have been runners-up on four occasions (2004, 2007, 2015 and 2016) and on one occasion (2019), finishing third. Winning the tournament after 28 years was a remarkable event.
It was also the first time that Argentina had won the Premier League under the captaincy of Lionel Messi. Messi, now 34, has represented Argentina at four World Cups and six South American tournaments. But he could not lead his team to victory in any of those tournaments.
After the match, Neymar de Silva approached his teammate Lionel Messi of Barcelona Sports Club and embraced him, sharing the victory and defeat, touching the hearts of football fans. Lionel Messi, the Argentine footballer who scored four goals this season, won the Golden Boot at Copa America, and he also won the Golden Ball for the best player.
Argentina’s Emiliano Martnez has been named Copa America’s best goalkeeper. Angel de Maria of Argentina won the award the best player of the match for his heroic goal in the final.
