I was wondering why Lionel Scaloni didn't play Lautaro Martínez in the second half of normal time, even though Lautaro Martínez is the player who has helped Argentina win several matches with goals during the Copa America. Lautaro Martínez in the end really established himself as the top scorer as well as the hero of Argentina's victory in the final, he really cried because of that.
Before that I want to congratulate Argentina who managed to retain the Copa America title. There is not much I want to say about this match, just one, an extraordinary match.
Lautaro Martinez is the key when Scaloni's strategy is deadlocked in every crucial match. Lautaro seems to be unable to play well when he is played as a starter like when he played against Ecuador in the quarter-finals.
This is not necessarily true, but this is just my assumption why Lautaro was played in the second half of normal time.
In fact, Lo Celso, who was brought on together with Lautaro in the 97th minute, was the player who recorded the assist for Argentina's winning goal scored by Lautaro.
But even though Argentina managed to get the Copa America trophy, it still made me lose my bet because I bet in 90 minutes of regular time. But yes, that's not important because the most important thing is that Argentina managed to retain the Copa America trophy and also made a good end for Di Maria and also Messi who decided to retire playing in the Argentine national team after this Copa America final match. But yes, it's a shame that Messi also suffered an injury in this final match and made him unable to play until the end of the match.
But, about the talk of Lautaro Martinez not being played in the second half of regular time, maybe it was also a Lionel Scaloni strategy. Because it is possible that Scaloni is really preparing for Martinez to play in the extra half because Argentina also seems to be defending more in this match because Colombia is also quite high in controlling the course of this match. Thus, including Martinez in the extra half like that is certainly the right way to make Argentina still have a strong attacking power in such a tired time in extra time.