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00:00Here they are, Lionel Messi, leading Argentina out.
00:04James Rodriguez doing the same for Colombia.
00:09So for both these sides, an opportunity, a moment to be seized,
00:13a chance that might not come again and certainly won't look exactly the same if and when it does.
00:18One group of players seeking to add to their legend,
00:21another trying to create a new status of their own.
00:25Let's see the starting 11 for Argentina.
00:28And of course, Emiliano Martinez is in goal.
00:30They're an unchanged side from their win over Canada in the semi-final
00:33with Tagliafico, Martinez, Romero and Montiel across the back line.
00:37In the midfield, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis McAllister and Rodrigo de Paul,
00:42who's sporting a new haircut tonight.
00:43We'll see that momentarily.
00:45Angel Di Maria, Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi across the front three.
00:50It is a slight tactical tweak.
00:52It's the same starting 11, but instead of a 4-4-2,
00:55like they employed against Canada, they go with a 4-3-3 today.
00:58So three in the midfield, three up top.
01:01Now let's see the starting 11 for Colombia.
01:04The goalkeeper, of course, is Camilo Vargas.
01:06He's been great in this tournament.
01:08Johan Mojica, Carlos Cuesta, Davinson Sanchez.
01:11And the one change that they make from their semi-final,
01:13Santiago Arias is in for the suspended Daniel Munoz.
01:16Jefferson Lerma scored the winner in the semi-final.
01:19He partners with Richard Rios, Luis Diaz, James Rodriguez and John Arias.
01:24And then John Cordova is up top in this 4-2-3-1
01:28that Nestor Lorenzo has become known for over the last two years.
01:31It is a formation that he has employed to allow
01:35James Rodriguez as much flexibility as possible.
01:38We had to wait a bit.
01:39We're finally ready.
01:41Let's enjoy history together.
01:44We are in motion in Miami, Argentina and Colombia in the Copa America final.
01:55First touch from Messi.
01:56And he darts to the outside and feeds a teammate down the right.
01:59This is Montiel.
02:00Into the middle.
02:01Big early chance and it's screwed wide.
02:04Julian Alvarez had a great look to put Argentina ahead in the very first minute.
02:12Came up off his shin.
02:14Couldn't make a clean connection with it.
02:17I wonder if that caused this game to start slowly.
02:19Not the case.
02:20They've come out flying.
02:20Here's Luis Diaz running.
02:22Luis Diaz in low.
02:24First save of the game for Emiliano Martinez.
02:33This is what you don't want if you're Argentina.
02:35Luis Diaz picking up the ball with room to run.
02:38Now James trying to scoop it into the box.
02:41Falls for Cordoba.
02:42Cordoba wide.
02:46Uh-oh.
02:46John Cordoba just missed that far post.
02:49Great build-up from Colombia.
02:52Who's onside as well.
02:53And Santiago Arias winning that ball so well.
02:55Cordoba.
02:58Down off the chest.
03:00Clipped the outside of the post.
03:03James delivers.
03:05Free header.
03:06Into the middle and it's right at Emiliano Martinez.
03:10Good look for Colombia on the second ball.
03:12Cuesta was in there.
03:14Argentina survived.
03:15And forward.
03:16And dragged back.
03:17And still on the ball.
03:18Magically into the path.
03:21Of Angel Di Maria.
03:23In low.
03:23Messi!
03:24Hit bodies in front.
03:25Deflects to Vargas.
03:28It looked like the opening goal but Colombia in the way.
03:31Just enough.
03:33And they got a kind bounce afterward.
03:36Messi had drifted into space.
03:38It actually came off Julian Alvarez I think.
03:42Alvarez was trying to...
03:45James.
03:49Outside of the foot for Rios.
03:51Rios able to skip past Di Maria.
03:53Rios to the end line.
03:54Pulls it across.
03:56Up in the air.
03:57And a foul given against Argentina.
03:59As Cordoba caught Lisandro Martinez.
04:05And he's shown the first card of this final.
04:13John Cordoba into the book in the 27th minute.
04:15After this foul on Lisandro Martinez.
04:18Came in high with the studs exposed.
04:22Taken off his toes by Lerma.
04:24And Diaz is going to track this.
04:26Luis Diaz on the run.
04:28And showed too much of the ball to Cristian Romero.
04:31Mojica though.
04:32And Lerma.
04:34Lerma accelerates around one.
04:35Jefferson Lerma just wide.
04:40It was a rocket.
04:41But it wasn't far away.
04:48That was a touch too from Martinez.
04:51I'm not sure if that was going wide anyway.
04:55Di Maria.
04:58Outside of the foot for Messi.
05:00The return ball.
05:01Finds Messi.
05:02Messi still by the end line.
05:04Ran out of room.
05:06And it went out for a goal kick.
05:07And Messi grabbing at that left ankle.
05:10Maybe it's the right leg.
05:12It is the right leg.
05:12That's been a problem for him at this tournament remember.
05:16From anxious moments for Argentina.
05:28Now the reports from Argentina.
05:30You can see that they're still going strong.
05:33That they're still going strong.
05:34And that's a pretty good sign.
05:36Now, the reports from Argentina's camp, as you see the ball go out of play again, were
05:42that the issue for Messi had been higher up the leg by the adductor or groin area, so.
05:51Messi delivers, great ball, it's over the bar.
05:57Taliafica rose up but couldn't keep it down.
06:09Luis Diaz and James, James, clipped to the penalty spot, headed back side, Arias just
06:16wide.
06:17Santiago Arias has never scored for Colombia in 60 appearances.
06:27He's certainly come closer than he did there.
06:34A headed set-piece goal in the Leonel Scaloni era, that's the last five years.
06:39James in, back post, near side, headed over, and wide.
06:45Another good chance from a set-piece for Colombia, Davinson Sanchez missed the target.
06:53It's the third time they've won the initial ball from a set-piece.
06:59Watch Sanchez just wriggle free, and Argentina come again.
07:06Di Maria, on the run, into the box, on held, Di Maria touched away, Camilo Vargas makes
07:13the save.
07:14Now a free kick for Colombia, to end a frantic sequence of play.
07:29The first card of the night, Arias, Arias, across the way intended for Rios, falls to
07:36Santiago Arias instead, now Richard Rios, Rios tried to scoop it into the middle, came
07:41off the defender, that was Taliafico, it's shielded out by Arias, it will be a corner,
07:46and Messi is down again for Argentina.
07:47And will that be the end of the line for him tonight?
07:48Well, that was a non-contact issue, and that's always a bad sign.
07:49He'll still be gutted, of course, that he has to leave this game now.
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