The winning goal was scored by Lautaro Martinez in overtime.
Argentina got to celebrate the Copa America victory for the second time in a row, when they beat Colombia 1-0 in the final.
The match went goalless until the end of extra time, until Lautaro Martinez hit the ball into the goal net in the 112th minute of the game.
The Inter Milan striker who decided the championship was awarded with the Golden Boot award, which is given to the best goal scorer of the tournament. His total balance in the games was four goals.
Argentina’s star player Lionel Messi had to leave the field in the 66th minute of the game due to an injury.
The Copa America championship is Argentina’s 16th. Because Argentina gets the top spot in the championship statistics, because before this it shared the first place with Uruguay.
The start of the match was delayed
The final was played in Miami at the Hard Rock Stadium. The start of the match was delayed by well over an hour. Reuters news agency newsthat thousands of supporters who did not have admission tickets tried to enter the stadium by force.
To manage the entry process and improve security, the organizers closed the stadium for a period of time around two hours before the match’s original start time, and teams warming up were asked to leave the field.
According to the US media, thousands of people entered the area without an entry ticket.
According to the stadium’s spokesperson, the situation caused “extreme caution” for other supporters as well as security and law enforcement authorities.
Reuters reports that Miami-Dade police said there were several incidents in the area before the gates opened.
– These incidents are the result of the unruly behavior of the fans, the police said according to Reuters.
The stadium in question is one of the stadiums where matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played.
Updated on 15.7. at 8:10 am: Added information about the danger caused by the situation by the stadium spokesperson.