Argentina vs Colombia live updates: Messi lifts Copa America trophy in final
Lautaro Martinez gave Argentina back-to-back Copa America titles and a third straight major tournament win with his extra time strike Sunday night.
Martinez scored his fifth goal of the tournament in the 112th minute for a 1-0 win over Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium. Martinez broke toward the Colombia goal and shot across the goal from the right to beat Colombia goalkeeper Camilo Vargas.
Martinez’s goal came just minutes after he entered the game in the 97th minute as part of a triple substitution for Argentina. His five goals led all scorers at Copa América and three of them came after he entered the game as a substitute.
Argentina played nearly half the game without Messi because of the extra 30-minute period after a 0-0 deadlock at the end of regulation.
Messi left the game in the 65th minute after he crumpled to the ground while chasing the ball. He seemed to know right away that he was injured. It didn’t take long for the bench to ready a replacement in the form of Nicolas Gonzalez.
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