Argentina eliminated Colombia and qualified for the final of the Copa América, who will play next Saturday against Brazil at the stadium Maracana from Rio de Janeiro. The albiceleste team suffered more than necessary and had to resort to the penalty shoot-out to seal their round pass, despite the fact that they were up on the scoreboard and that in the second half they were close to winning it with a couple of unbeatable chances to sentence the lawsuit.
The more suffering, the more celebration and relief. That was what happened with the saves of Emiliano Martínez during the series from the 12 steps. The goalkeeper of the national team became a giant, crushing his rivals before each shot and psychologically demolished them to deflect and contain his shots. The only one who failed in Argentina was Rodrigo De Paul, while Lionel Messi, Leandro Paredes and Lautaro Martínez converted.
Once Draw Edwin Cardona saved the last penalty, the albiceleste tide went to the position of the goalkeeper, a hero in Brasilia. The first to arrive were those who had remained on the relay bench and had been replaced during the 90 minutes. Among them was Nicolas Gonzalez, who had retired at minute 67 to make way for Ángel Di María.
Nico He jumped to hug the goalkeeper and was immediately shoved by the rest of his teammates, who took him away. It is unclear whether any struck him or blocked his vision. The truth is that it hurt Nico because he had to move away from the pile and throw himself on the ground. Seconds later, a colleague and another assistant came over to see what he had.
This was not the only detail in those seconds of glory for Argentina, since in the run of the field players for the celebration, a Albiceleste He yelled “see you, chubby” at Cardona. Earlier, Lionel Messi had unloaded with former Barcelona footballer Yerry Mina. “Dance now!” Was the captain’s defiant phrase.. Everything happened. The Selection passed.
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