Argentina won their second straight Copa America Championship, after beating Colombia 1-0 early this morning at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Lautaro Martínez scored the winning goal for the defending champions in the second half of extra time, after a brilliant one-touch through ball by Argentinian attacking midfielder Giovani Lo Celso.
Argentina won the tournament for the record 16th time. Lautaro Martinez won the 2024 Copa America Golden Boot, awarded for the tournament’s top goalscorer. He scored a total of five goals in the tournament. Earlier in 2022, Argentina also won the FIFA World Cup, held in Qatar. The match started late by over one hour because of crowd trouble at Hard Rock Stadium. With this win, Argentina also stopped Colombia’s 28-game unbeaten streak dating to a February 2022 loss to Argentina.
Argentina star Lionel Messi made his 39th appearance in the tournament at age 37. He scored one goal in the tournament. In the match, Messi was substituted in the 64th minute after sustaining a non-contact injury while running and falling.
