Argentina Road to copa America 2021

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La Albiceleste has had a dream Copa America run until now and the only thing that stands in their way to glory is Brazil, another top team in domineering form. They have been one of the best-performing sides in the tournament and coach Lionel Scaloni has provided them with the tactical edge that they probably lacked before. There have been many changes to the squad that last reached the final in 2016 and many old faces have been replaced by fresh talents. Lionel Messi, as expected, has been in top form for the country and is just one step away from achieving what he has yearned for all these years. As Argentina prepares to take on Brazil in the final of Copa America 2021, let’s take a look at their journey to the final and how the tournament panned out for them so far –  Argentina looked shaky at the start of the tournament when they played against old foes Chile, who had defeated them in the final in 2015 and 2016. It was a 1-1 draw that saw a stupendous free-kick goal from the left-footed genius Leo Messi cancelled out by Eduardo Vargas and the teams shared points.

They have been on the rise ever since and played attractive attacking football, winning all of their remaining group games. After passing the group stage with flying colours, they had a comparatively easier tie based on both quality and form and they made the most of it, beating Ecuador 3-0. Their next challenge was a motivated Colombian side that had knocked out Uruguay in the earlier round. The match went into penalties despite Argentina dominating and creating many chances throughout the game. However, the result came in their favour despite Rodrigo de Paul skying his penalty and skewing their chances.

The inevitable had almost dawned upon Argentina and Lionel Messi when the semi-final against Colombia went into penalties. A delightful match that saw many good chances getting saved by either luck or the two brilliant goalkeepers ended in a stalemate. As Copa America kept the extra-time rule out of its format this year, the game went into penalties. Cuadrado started the shootout and converted his penalty giving Colombia a head-start which was equalised by Lionel Messi’s sublime top corner finish. Then, the hero of the night, Emiliano Martinez stepped up and denied Davinson Sanchez’s low effort with a stretching save. Rodrigo De Paul had the chance to get Argentina in an advantageous position but failed to hit the target. Then came Yerry Mina for Colombia but Emi Martinez yet again came with his heroics and made another stunning save. Leandro Paredes made no mistake and struck one past David Ospina to put Argentina ahead. Both Miguel Borja and Lautaro Martinez scored theirs and kept the situation as-is. Edwin Cardona came to the last penalty for Colombia to keep them in the game. But the Aston Villa goalkeeper wasn’t having any of it. He kept the ball out by predicting the direction and became a national hero in his first-ever major international tournament for La Albiceleste.