Brazil and Argentina will face each other next Tuesday with the shared objective of winning again after adding losses against Colombia and Uruguay, respectively. For the albiceleste, the latest precedent at the Maracanã stadium is a match that went down in history: 1-0 victory in the Copa América final to lift the continental trophy after 28 years of drought.
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On July 10, 2021, the hero was Ángel Di María, who 21 minutes into the first half took advantage of a mistake by Renan Lodi, who missed the ball when he wanted to clear, to enter the area and finish with a shot before the exit of Ederson. It was the goal that gave the victory and the first title that Lionel Messi was able to win with the senior team.
The match that changed luck
The match changed Argentina’s fortunes. First, it put an end to a streak of six consecutive defeats in finals: four in the Copa América, one in the 2014 World Cup against Germany, also played at the Maracaná, and another in the Confederations Cup.
#CopaAmérica 🏆@Argentina salió campeón de América y estas fueron las acciones más destacadas de la final ante Brasil
🇦🇷 Argentina 🆚 Brasil 🇧🇷#VibraElContinente #VibraOContinente pic.twitter.com/uXB9krhnbB
— CONMEBOL Copa América™️ (@CopaAmerica) July 11, 2021
But also, from there the winning path of the Lionel Scaloni era began. On June 1, 2022, the team beat Italy 3-0 at Wembley to win the Finalissima, the official tournament between the Copa América champion and the Euro Cup champion. Lautaro Martínez, again Ángel Di María and Paulo Dybala scored the goals.
The last chapter was the most important; Argentina won the World Cup last year in Qatar after a penalty shootout against France, after a vibrant 3-3 draw. Messi was the hero with two goals, although most of the flashes went to Gonzalo Montiel, author of the decisive penalty.
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