"Albiceleste" defended the title of the current holder of the trophy and set a record for the number of victories in the tournament.
The Argentina team won the Copa America 2024. In the final match of the tournament, which took place on the night of July 15 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Lionel Scaloni's team beat Colombia.
The main time of the decisive match ended in a draw 0:0 , and in the extra halves the Albiceleste scored the decisive goal – 1:0.
Note that in the second half Argentina was left without its leader – Lionel Messi was replaced in the 66th minute due to injury burst into tears.
The hero of the final was Lautaro Martinez. The Inter Milan forward, who replaced Julián Alvarez at the start of the extra periods, scored the winning goal in the 112th minute after an assist from Giovanni Lo Celso.
Review of the match Argentina – Colombia
Thus, the Albiceleste defended the title of the current holder of the trophy. In the final of the 2021 Copa America, the Argentina national team beat Brazil (1:0).
In addition, Argentina became the absolute record holder for the number of trophies won at the America's Cup. Now the Albiceleste has 16 such titles, which is one more than Uruguay has. The top 3 is completed by Brazil with 9 victories.
Recall that a day earlier at the 2024 Copa America the match for third place took place, in which Uruguay defeated Canada in a penalty shootout and won bronze medals tournament.