Argentina will play Brazil on Saturday in search of their 15th Copa America title. 

Colombia will be back in action on September 1, when they play Bolivia in World Cup qualifying.

Argentina make their first Copa America final since 2016 after beating Colombia 3-2 on penalties, following a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes. 

Lautaro Martinez’s opener was cancelled out by Diaz’s goal just after the hour which was followed by an end-to-end final half-hour that saw both sides hit the woodwork. 

The dramatic penalty shoot-out saw three consecutive misses after both Cuadrado and Messi started their teams off with goals, while goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez goes down as the hero with three blocked spot-kicks, guessing correctly for four out of the five shooters. 

The Albiceleste advance to Saturday’s showpiece, where they will meet Brazil in the final for the first time since 2007.

Argentina have been involved in 15 penalty shoot-outs in their history, winning on nine occasions. Colombia have been involved in nine, winning five times. The two teams have contested spot-kicks against each other twice (1993 and 2015 Copa Americas), with the Albiceleste winning twice.

90 minutes of action wasn’t enough to separate the two sides, after Diaz’s brilliant individual goal just after the hour mark cancelled out Lautaro Martinez’s seventh-minute opener. Colombia looked the more dangerous of the two sides following the restart, though the Albiceleste had chances they were unable to capitalise on. With no extra-time in this edition of the Copa America, we are headed to penalties!

Source: Goal.com

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