Colombia with ten men held on to victory over Uruguay and made it to the decisive match.
The national team of Colombia beat the national team of Uruguay in the second semi-final match of the Copa America 2024. The meeting in the American city of Charlotte ended with the score 0:1.
The only goal in this confrontation was scored in the 39th minute – Hefferson Lerma closed in James Rodriguez's corner.
In stoppage time for the first half, the Colombians remained in the minority – Daniel Muñoz received a second yellow card and was sent off for the go-ahead.
Despite the fact that Marcelo Bielsa’s team had a numerical advantage throughout the second half, they realized he failed to score any goals. Even the appearance of the legendary Luis Suarez in the 67th minute of the game did not help.
Review of the match Uruguay – Colombia
Thus, Colombia became the second finalist of the 2024 Copa America. In the final, Nestor Lorenzo's team will play against Argentina, which defeated Canada (2:0) in the first semi-final.
The final match between Argentina and Colombia will take place on July 15. The starting whistle will sound at 03:00 Kyiv time. A day earlier, Canada and Uruguay will fight for third place.