Copa América

Argentina vs Brazil, 2021 Copa América, Final

· Copa América
Argentina
  • 22': Ángel Di María
FT
1 - 0
Brazil

    Lionel Messi, Argentina win Copa America over Brazil

    Argentina defeated Brazil to win the Copa America, its first major title since 1993 and the first major international crown for Lionel Messi.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
    • 2': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Fred (Brazil).
    • 3': Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Fred (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 6': Danilo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
    • 8': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).
    • 8': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Richarlison (Brazil).
    • 9': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Richarlison (Brazil).
    • 10': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Cristian Romero (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Renan Lodi (Brazil).
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richarlison with a headed pass.
    • 13': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
    • 13': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
    • 14': Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
    • 16': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
    • 17': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Brazil).
    • 18': Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina).
    • 19': Richarlison (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar.
    • 20': Offside, Brazil. Casemiro tries a through ball, but Lucas Paquetá is caught offside.
    • 22': Goal! Argentina 1, Brazil 0. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
    • 25': Cristian Romero (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Renan Lodi (Brazil).
    • 26': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
    • 26': Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
    • 26': Renan Lodi (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
    • 30': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
    • 30': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 33': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
    • 33': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 36': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Brazil).
    • 36': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Brazil).
    • 36': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Brazil).
    • 41': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
    • 41': Richarlison (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Everton (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Renan Lodi with a headed pass.
    • 43': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Gonzalo Montiel.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Brazil) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Argentina 1, Brazil 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Argentina 1, Brazil 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Brazil. Roberto Firmino replaces Fred.
    • 47': Foul by Renan Lodi (Brazil).
    • 47': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
    • 48': Marquinhos (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Brazil).
    • 50': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
    • 51': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).
    • 51': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Offside, Brazil. Lucas Paquetá tries a through ball, but Richarlison is caught offside.
    • 54': Substitution, Argentina. Guido Rodríguez replaces Leandro Paredes.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Richarlison (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
    • 54': Foul by Richarlison (Brazil).
    • 54': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
    • 55': Marquinhos (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Offside, Brazil. Renan Lodi tries a through ball, but Lucas Paquetá is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
    • 57': Roberto Firmino (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
    • 58': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Everton (Brazil).
    • 61': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Tagliafico replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
    • 63': Substitution, Brazil. Vinícius Júnior replaces Everton.
    • 63': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
    • 65': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
    • 65': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Renan Lodi (Brazil).
    • 66': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Guido Rodríguez (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
    • 67': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina).
    • 67': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Foul by Renan Lodi (Brazil).
    • 70': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Renan Lodi (Brazil) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Neymar.
    • 72': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Brazil).
    • 72': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Foul by Ángel Di María (Argentina).
    • 73': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Substitution, Brazil. Emerson Royal replaces Renan Lodi.
    • 76': Substitution, Brazil. Gabi replaces Lucas Paquetá.
    • 79': Substitution, Argentina. Germán Pezzella replaces Cristian Romero.
    • 79': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás González replaces Lautaro Martínez.
    • 79': Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Ángel Di María.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Gabi (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 81': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
    • 81': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Marquinhos (Brazil) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Gabi (Brazil) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
    • 83': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Danilo (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 84': Hand ball by Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina).
    • 85': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Brazil) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 87': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).
    • 87': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Gabi (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 87': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Guido Rodríguez.
    • 89': Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Hand ball by Roberto Firmino (Brazil).
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
    • 90'+5': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Argentina 1, Brazil 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Argentina 1, Brazil 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/bra.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originBRA ARGhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/arg.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    22 Fouls 19
    4 Yellow Cards 5
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 1
    1 Saves 2
    59.1 Possession 40.9
    13 SHOTS 6
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    423 Accurate Passes 272
    488 Passes 345
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 0
    14 Crosses 2
    0.1 Cross % 0.0
    35 Long Balls 45
    23 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 14
    22 Tackles 26
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 10
    5 Effective Clearances 17
    5 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: Copa América

    Venue: Estadio do Maracanã
    Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Line-Ups

    ARG Argentina (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    19 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow Card
    13 Cristian Romero
    8 Marcos Acuña
    4 Gonzalo Montiel Yellow Card
    5 Leandro Paredes Yellow Card
    7 Rodrigo De Paul
    20 Giovani Lo Celso Yellow Card
    11 Ángel Di María
    22 Lautaro Martínez
    10 Lionel Messi
    Argentina Substitutes:
    Sergio Agüero, Nahuel Molina, Agustín Marchesín, Nicolás Tagliafico, Nicolás González, Germán Pezzella, Exequiel Palacios, Ángel Correa, Franco Armani, Alejandro Gómez, Lisandro Martínez, Guido Rodríguez.

    BRA Brazil (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Ederson (GK)
    3 Thiago Silva
    4 Marquinhos Yellow Card
    16 Renan Lodi Yellow Card
    2 Danilo
    5 Casemiro
    8 Fred Yellow Card
    17 Lucas Paquetá Yellow Card
    10 Neymar
    7 Richarlison
    19 Everton
    Brazil Substitutes:
    Emerson Royal, Alex Sandro, Éder Militão, Gabriel Barbosa, Vinícius Júnior, Weverton, Éverton Ribeiro, Roberto Firmino, Léo Ortiz, Douglas Luiz, Alisson Becker, Fabinho.

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