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00:00So welcome back everybody, that's where we prepare for extra time in this Copa America
00:19final.
00:21Resto Lorenzo at this moment chooses to make his third change for Colombia.
00:27Now, James Rodriguez looked very upset actually at the end of normal time, not that there's
00:53been much normal about this tonight and this would not be considered normal from Colombia's
00:58point of view, if it were to be he.
01:18Well known to Argentina supporters of course, because he plays for Racing in Buenos Aires.
01:34See you later, he says to Vargas as they cross the two goalkeepers.
01:43So now we're going to get confirmation of this change and it is indeed to be James Rodriguez.
01:55So the two maestros are off, how sad that is.
02:01Rodriguez looked distraught I must say, just like Messi earlier.
02:17So extra time underway, Mithlorn nothing to choose between the two sides, neither has
02:28been able to really cut loose.
02:31One has been able to dominate the other.
02:36Who can start anew and look fresh doing so and remember it's Colombia who had the day
02:44less to prepare for this, following their semi-final.
02:52Argentina did come on strong in the last few minutes, there's the evidence of the tackle
03:00by Santiago Arias, which appears ultimately to have ruled Messi out of this.
03:14Certainly wouldn't be playing any time soon for Inter Miami either.
03:30Mojica, home by Lama.
03:54Castaño.
04:00Sanchez switches it, that was the idea.
04:08John Arias gets that decision for Colombia.
04:12Scaloni.
04:13Still has a chance.
04:14Can he get it?
04:15Can he get it?
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04:20Can he get it?
04:21Can he get it?
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04:27Can he get it?
04:28Can he get it?
04:29Can he get it?
04:30Can he get it?
04:31Can he get it?
04:32Can he get it?
04:33Can he get it?
04:34Can he get it?
04:35Can he get it?
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04:40Can he get it?
04:41Can he get it?
04:42Still has options off the bench.
04:46And high quality, to say the least of it.
04:49Arturo Martinez, of course, must register somewhere in his thinking.
04:58Castaño.
05:12Still with three cards to play, Scaloni.
05:15Díaz did well.
05:30Diaz did well. Arias, over the top for Bore and Emi Martinez on patrol.
05:52Just got that little bit more pace about him than the player he's replaced tonight, Cordova.
05:57And Colombia have the ball back.
06:03No free kick.
06:11Gonzalez, to De Pau. He's got to watch full brief defensively tonight. Here's Di Maria.
06:18Now he goes forward, De Pau. Carried it well, carried it brilliantly. What a stop on the line from Vargas.
06:24As Gonzalez is denied yet again.
06:31The longer it's got tonight, even without Leo Messi, the more Argentina look like they could carve out the chances.
06:39But they've not taken them.
06:44Three or four have come the way of Gonzalez since he came on.
06:49It was a great move. Might be said to deserve better, but no way through for Argentina.
07:03Here goes Mojica. Can he find a good cross?
07:10Comfortable lap for Taliafico. Well won back by Lerma, however.
07:14He just pulled up a bit sharply, as though it's got a bit of cramp.
07:21Arias.
07:26Great work there by Luis Ander Martinez. Turned to the Argentina fans and just showed them what for there.
07:36It could have been Nico Gonzalez's greatest night for club or country.
07:43Might yet be, of course, but how many more chances can he realistically hope to get?
07:53Vargas wasn't found wanting. And now it's three and one from Scaloni.
07:59And three of the top players for Argentina coming on all at once.
08:08Rather underlining pretty much they're all top players. Lautaro Martinez. Four goals in the tournament.
08:21Not really able to make much impact when it counted in the World Cup finals because of injury.
08:25But could this be his chance tonight? McAllister comes off. Lo Celso and Paredes also coming on.
08:38Enzo Fernandez and Julian Alvarez are the other players withdrawn.
08:56That looked very optimistic from Quintero.
09:02That was a very forceful challenge indeed from Lerma to greet Lautaro Martinez.
09:09But then Colombia gave the ball away.
09:11Lautaro Martinez is then taken out by Davinson Sanchez, and that might be trouble.
09:16The two strongmen in a row. Lerma, followed immediately by Sanchez.
09:22Might take a bit more than that to stop Lautaro Martinez.
09:28And now it's a draw.
09:31And it's a draw.
09:33And it's a draw.
09:35And it's a draw.
09:37And it's a draw.
09:39And it's a draw.
09:41And it's a draw.
09:42Might take a bit more than that to stop Lautaro Martinez.
09:54Just a sense that Argentina themselves have a sense they're getting the idea of how to play against this Colombia side.
10:05Not that it's easy.
10:12And not that they are deterred at all.
10:42Long from Vargas.
10:49A new era for the Copa America.
10:51The innovative introduction of the CONCACAF teams to add to the ten strong CONMEBOL contingent.
11:01Canada have been brilliant in this tournament.
11:07Flying the flag for the CONCACAF nations.
11:11But this now starts to feel very much like an old school Copa America showdown.
11:19Where will and determination become the determining factors.
11:29Countries with huge support and huge pride in what football represents to their country.
11:40Caliofico.
11:45Di Maria.
11:50That was another promising moment but cool as you like, Vargas dealt with it.
11:57Argentina down to ten for a moment.
12:03Now did the referee see that challenge by Castaño?
12:10Argentina weren't very happy with it.
12:13That's Caliofico hobbling back to carry on.
12:17It's Molina who's down.
12:38Clutching his face.
12:40No sign of anybody flagging anywhere.
12:56100 minutes on the clock.
13:00And now 20 minute late kicking off.
13:02A 25 minute half time.
13:05A long day in the heat even preparing for this game for the supporters.
13:09But you wouldn't know it.
13:10And here comes Arias.
13:12Took too long over it.
13:13Martinez will gather that no problem.
13:34Denied Colombia the consolation prize there of a corner.
14:35Paredes.
14:54Martinez got to it.
14:56Great pass by Depal.
14:57Di Maria tried his very best to get something for Argentina out of it.
15:01He's down.
15:02Game goes on.
15:06Castaño.
15:09Been a while now since Colombia created a chance in this game.
15:14Arias might have done a bit better of course had he hit the shot a little bit earlier.
15:20In the last attack.
15:21Now a chance to attack again.
15:22A free kick.
15:34Quintana.
15:36Mojica.
15:37He crosses.
15:38It's not bad.
15:43Sandro Martinez was there.
15:45And he turns as if to say we could have done with stopping the cross.
15:49Luis Diaz was coming in looking for it.
15:57Quintero to take the corner.
16:01Swings it in there.
16:02Emi Martinez again.
16:04Has just taken control of that.
16:09Quintero has to.
16:11Here's Lo Celso for Argentina.
16:12It's a great win back.
16:14By Lerma.
16:16But it's quite telling that Lerma just pulls up in the center circle.
16:21Quintero goes on.
16:22And on.
16:23And on.
16:24And on.
16:25And on.
16:26And on.
16:27And on.
16:28And on.
16:29And on.
16:30And on.
16:31And on.
16:32And on.
16:33And on.
16:34And on.
16:35And on.
16:36And on.
16:37And on.
16:38And on.
16:39And on.
16:43A great piece of work.
16:45On the end of it.
16:47By Paredes.
16:48For Argentina.
16:49Now De Pau.
16:55Lo Celso.
16:57Argentina want to win this for Messi.
17:00Colombia want to win it for Rodriguez.
17:02Even in that sense.
17:05There's nothing between them.
17:10But Scaloni so agitated on the touchline.
17:19As if he senses that there might be a crack or two.
17:23In Colombia's armory.
17:30Bory working back.
17:31But he's fouled Lo Celso.
17:32Free kick to Argentina.
17:34Nearly at the end of the first period.
17:36Of extra time.
17:40De Pau.
17:44Martelo Martinez denied.
17:46Oh it's a wonderful touch.
17:48That by Quintero.
17:49He's in the mood all right.
17:51It's Luis Diaz.
17:52Into the box he goes.
18:00So far and no further.
18:02So far and no further.
18:11So now we pause again.
18:15Glimpses of opportunities have come and gone.
18:17But that's a good start.
18:19By Quintero.
18:20On for James Rodriguez.
18:21And he's the first to tell him that.
18:23Some great little touches.
18:28And he's got it.
18:30And he looks like a player that Argentina are going to have to think about.
18:35Very carefully indeed.
18:36And the concern now is for the powerhouse.
18:39That is Jefferson Lerma.
18:40Who seems not to have much in the legs just at the moment.
18:44Maybe a little breather will help him.
18:51How demanding this night has been for these players.
18:54At the end of this tournament.
18:57The anxiety factor with the families of so many.
19:01During the long delay to the start of the game.
19:05We know that some of the players.
19:08Had to step out of the dressing room to make sure the family members were okay.
19:13Then the long wait to be told exactly what was happening.
19:17Which can affect more people than others of course.
19:22Then the two warm ups.
19:24Then the long half time.
19:27And now the extra time.
19:31And we all know what lies on the other end of this 15 minutes.
19:43This party won't be finishing until Monday.
19:48And I'm very aware back at home.
19:50Getting light on a Monday morning.
19:54At the very least.
20:51Miguel Boca.
20:54Makes his preparations.
20:59As Néstor Lorenzo makes his final two substitutions.
21:07And now it's time.
21:09For the first time.
21:11For the first time.
21:13For the first time.
21:15For the first time.
21:17For the first time.
21:19Make that three.
21:23The additional one of course in the extra period of.
21:26Extra time. Matias Uribe comes to join.
21:30Carrascal.
21:32And Borja.
21:48Borja.
22:04So no more.
22:06For two more of the main men.
22:09Lerma and Luis Diaz.
22:14No more that they can give apparently.
22:16And John Arias also makes his departure.
22:47No change to the scoreline.
22:51Through this long long night.
22:53So far.
22:57But now a total of six changes made by Colombia.
23:01Scaloni and Argentina still have one or two.
23:04That they could make.
23:05Carrascal's first touch.
23:07Carrascal's first touch.
23:29Alessandro Martínez.
23:31Alessandro Martínez.
23:33Alessandro Martínez.
23:35To Lo Celso.
23:39The longer it went.
23:40The more chances came.
23:42For Argentina.
23:43Largely.
23:44For Nico Gonzalez here.
24:03Marcelo.
24:29Lo Celso.
24:30Di Maria was stationed out on that right flank.
24:33Ball may yet reach him.
24:34And does.
24:35Molina gives it to him.
24:36Molina in hot pursuit.
24:39Di Maria cuts in.
24:41Oh.
25:01We'll never know for certain whether he's trying to find the net himself.
25:06Or just set up Martínez.
25:08But either option at this stage would be more than acceptable for Argentina.
25:30Can Colombia get it going again?
26:00Sanchez.
26:08Carrascal.
26:10Here's Quintero.
26:13Shown brightly actually in the first period of extra time.
26:16Mojica.
26:20That's nice.
26:24Fantastic piece of defending again from Alessandro Martínez.
26:30Borgia cut in.
26:34Colombia cut their way through at last.
26:39Molina looked particularly concerned.
26:40But how about that from Alessandro Martínez.
26:52Quintero.
26:56All the way through it goes.
26:58Just a little bit slow setting off after that.
27:01But it is a Colombia ball nonetheless.
27:20Castaño.
27:22Did enough.
27:28Changing the plot.
27:32Chances have come and gone for Argentina.
27:36And now it's Colombia starting to press.
27:42Short by Quintero.
27:47Carrascal denied.
27:58Quintero.
28:03Sanchez.
28:05To Cuesta.
28:14Argentina win it.
28:18And the race is on.
28:23Very coolly done that by Cuesta.
28:25Molina seemed to have his measure but he couldn't win the ball.
28:30Quintero.
28:32Always giving it away.
28:33Lautaro Martínez.
28:35And Argentina don't use it.
28:39Di Maria keeps threatening tonight to be presented with the moment to sign off in the grandest of manners.
28:45And he was waiting for that pass, it didn't come his way.
28:48If indeed it is to be the end.
28:51Lautaro Martínez might do it.
28:53He's in on goal!
28:55He never misses.
28:57Lautaro Martínez for Argentina.
29:00Deep, deep, deep in extra time.
29:04His fifth goal of the tournament.
29:14And that is how to make up for missing out on so much of the glory at the World Cup when he was injured.
29:22So many others have missed.
29:26He never looks like he's going to miss.
29:30Messi smiles again at last.
29:33And Argentina are minutes away from clinching victory and retaining the Copa America.
29:44Lo Celso just asked him to go about his business.
29:48Just asked him to go about his business.
29:50And he does the business, again.
30:01One on one.
30:03Surely he's the best of all at this moment, anywhere in world football.
30:11And he's proven it time and again in this tournament.
30:19Inter-Miami Salute Internazionale of Milan.
30:26Their marksman supreme does it for Argentina here in Miami.
30:40And there's not very long to go.
30:4328 games unbeaten.
30:46Colombia, Argentina were the last team to beat them.
30:53And there's not very long to go.
30:5628 games unbeaten.
30:59Colombia, Argentina were the last team to beat them.
31:26That doesn't help much for Colombia right now, does it, from Borja?
31:50Don't think there's any lasting damage.
31:53For Lissandro Martinez.
32:04Irony in De Pau being the peacemaker after all that.
32:09Yellow for Borja.
32:22Martinez felt like a cheap pack of cards there.
32:27Not helping much.
32:29But Borja's not helping himself.
32:32And most of all the sands of time dwindle now for Colombia.
32:53And none of the old brigade is being sent on.
32:56The last change by Scaloni for Argentina will be Nicolas Otamendi.
33:05They think it's done.
33:07It's not quite done.
33:23So, tears for Messi earlier.
33:26And if it is the end, everybody should salute Angel Di Maria.
33:30He has told us for a year that he would finish in the Champions League.
33:36And he's done it.
33:38And he's done it.
33:40And he's done it.
33:42And he's done it.
33:44And he's done it.
33:46And he's done it.
33:48And he's done it.
33:50And he's done it.
33:52Here in Copa America.
33:54And not seek to go forward toward the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
34:03Potentially a great career ends.
34:06But there may be tears of joy shortly for him.
34:09Otamendi assumes the captain's armband after Messi and Di Maria in this game.
34:17Which kind of tells you everything about his standing.
34:20Every time they go to the bench, they find another superstar Argentina.
34:26Here's the substitute who may have won it for them.
34:38A former Argentine international, Néstor Lorenzo, is seeking to drag more out of his Colombia players here.
34:49He hasn't got long.
35:03Borja again.
35:05Forceful challenge, but the game goes on.
35:08Boré.
35:11Castaño, quickly to his feet.
35:14There's not a second to lose for Colombia.
35:20There may yet be a twist and turn.
35:23Given everything that's happened pre-game, during the game, during extra time.
35:40Who can be a hero for Colombia now?
35:43Martinez has come for it.
35:50Immense, as usual.
35:55The booking was for Lo Celso.
36:10Certainly fell quite heavily, didn't he?
36:19Can Colombia carve out a chance? It's honestly been a long time since they've done so.
36:34The irresistible will of this Argentina team in this era.
36:52Seems likely to see them over the line.
36:55Nobody can say they dominated play for large parts, but they just kept on going.
37:01Everything learned from their failure in 2019.
37:06The savage and bitter taste of disappointment in that tournament.
37:10That's not going to trouble Martinez.
37:12Matias Uribe, who missed chances earlier in the tournament, needed to be more careful there.
37:18It's almost time up.
37:19It's almost time up.
37:29Colombia have been so good on this long unbeaten run, and so good throughout the tournament,
37:37that even if it all ends here, they can look to their future with great optimism.
37:46Two additional minutes.
37:50He doesn't look forward beyond the next day, he says now.
37:54Argentina never look forward, they just look to win the next game.
37:57Lautaro Martinez can finish the job now.
38:01Squeezed off it, but it seems like Argentina have an unbreakable grip on it.
38:10Ready to reclaim Copa America.
38:12Ready to reclaim Copa America.
38:18It's all on this now, for Colombia.
38:23Carrasco, only got so far and no further.
38:28Anywhere will do.
38:32Argentina had to look deep inside themselves after 2019.
38:38The sequence of disappointments, the continual heartbreak for Messi, but Scaloni pulled them together.
38:47Made them understand their great tradition better than anybody else.
38:54Made them work for each other like never before.
38:59Gave the new faces the opportunity which they have taken so amazingly well.
39:04Blending with the old guard.
39:07Even to the end now, working for each other.
39:11And surely, seconds away from yet another major celebration.
39:18One more throw of the dice for Colombia.
39:21Argentina will not yield.
39:24Borja waits for it to drop.
39:26The two centre backs were in there.
39:29Sanchez and Cuesta.
39:31And neither could finish it off for Colombia.
39:35Martinez thinks it's done.
39:45It must be done.
39:46It must be done.
40:02Messi led them to new heights.
40:05Scaloni in the spirit of Minotti.
40:08Argentina rediscovering the best parts of their history.
40:15Martinez says to the referee, call time.
40:24Argentina wait to celebrate.
40:30We're not getting much help from this referee.
40:32We're not getting much help from this referee at this point I have to say.
40:42Sanchez went for it.
40:44Cuesta went for it.
40:47Lissandra Martinez was standing in his way as all night long.
40:57The referee appears to be waiting for some instruction.
41:02From the VAR.
41:18Borja is on a very short fuse indeed.
41:32Lissandra Martinez walked away saying we've still got one minute to go.
41:45At the end of this what feels like the longest final in history.
41:55The one hour twenty minute delay.
41:58Because of issues in the stadium.
42:00Before the game could get underway.
42:04The twenty five minute half time.
42:07The extra time.
42:09And finally it ends.
42:12And the smile plays across the face of Messi.
42:15And across the world for Argentina.
42:19Lautaro Martinez is the hero again.
42:25Argentina retain the Copa America.
42:28The world champion still on top of the world.
42:32Colombia beaten for the first time in twenty nine games.
42:38Unquestionably a team of the future.
42:42But Argentina have proven again tonight they are the team of this era.
42:49The FIFA.