Argentina’s soccer players became Copa America champions, as they beat Colombia 1:0 after extra time in the final.
The hero of Argentina was Lauaro Martinez, who scored the championship goal in the 112th minute.
The Argentines thus defended their title and won the third trophy in a row, after becoming world champions in 2022.
They became only the second national team in history to win three consecutive major competition trophies, joining Spain, who did the same from 2008 to 2012.
The final was marked by a delay of 82 minutes, due to the large crowds that formed around the stadium in Miami.
A stampede of Columbia fans at some of the gates of the Hard Rock Stadium led to clashes with the police, and then to the postponement of the match.
According to the media, more than 30,000 fans remained in front of the stadium without tickets and a huge number of them tried to enter the stands, which have a capacity of 65,000 spectators.
In addition, the fight for the trophy was marked by the injury of Lionel Messi, who had to leave the field in tears in the 65th minute.
In the end, those tears turned to joy, as Argentina endured the regular part and eventually managed to defend the trophy in extra time.
In the break between the two halves, Shakira also had his own show.
