Colombia Beat Uruguay to the Final

Colombia to win 1-0 semi-final against Uruguay
The final match against Argentina on the 15th

"Messi, come out!"

Colombia, a South American powerhouse, has reached the final of the 2024 Copa America. Lionel Messi, the "blessing" will challenge Argentina, the defending champion, who is holding out.

Colombia beat Uruguay 1-0 in the semifinals of the 2024 Copa America on Wednesday. The defender's exit at the end of the first half put the team in a numerical inferiority complex, but the team overcame difficult situations and scored a winning goal. It defeated Uruguay by keeping the lead that "Ace" James Rodriguez secured through assist with the winning goal.

The score was 4-2-3-1. The team faced Uruguay, which had a 3-4-3 format. They had a tight match in the early part of the match, and scored the first goal at the end of the first half. Zefferson Lerma scored a goal by scoring a header off a ball that James posted from a corner kick opportunity in the 39th minute of the first half. However, right-back Daniel Munoz was sent off due to accumulated number of warnings in the first half extra time, sending the team underdog to a numerical inferiority.

In the second half, the team thickened its defense while blocking Uruguay's attacks. At the beginning of the second half, the team put out winger John Arias and deployed Santiago Arias Naranjo to strengthen its defense. Midway through the second half, the team even removed James and locked the door. It struggled due to Uruguay's onslaught from the beginning of the second half, but failed to concede an equalizer due to solid defense. Uruguay's striker Luis Suarez, who was substituted, continued to lead the team by gaining good luck as his shot hit the post. They held on well until the seventh minute of added time in the second half to end the game 1-0.

With the victory, Colombia has continued its unbeaten streak of 28 A matches (22 wins and 6 draws). Since its home match against Bolivia (3-0 wins) on March 25, 2022, the team has not lost a single match against Uruguay. At this year's event, the team had two wins and one draw in Group D, followed by wins in the quarterfinals with Panama (5-0 wins) and the semifinals with Uruguay.

The team will clash with Argentina, who reached the final, for the title of the Copa America on Saturday. The team will hunt for the second title in 23 years since 2001. Coach Nestov Lorenzo, who is currently at the helm of Colombia, is set to challenge his country Argentina to win the 2024 Copa America. Argentina, which won the 2021 Brazil championship, is aiming at its 16th title. If the team wins the title after beating Colombia, it will overtake Uruguay (15 titles) to become the sole winner of the Copa America title. 토토사이트

Meanwhile, Uruguay, which beat Brazil in the quarterfinals after penalty shootouts following all three Group C matches, was blocked by Colombia and was eliminated to the third-place match. The team will play a third-place match against Canada on Wednesday.