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.
Indeed, defending the title is the most difficult thing for any team to do, but Argentina managed to do it very impressively in the Copa America from the group phase to the final. In the final match against Colombia it was extraordinary, Argentina had the natural mentality to win the Copa America in a row.
Yes that's right. It must also be admitted that this victory cannot be separated from the foresight of Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni in making decisions. When almost all the players were tired, he introduced Lautaro Martinez in extra time as the main striker to replace the tired Juan Alvarez. As a result, in the 112th minute of added time, he managed to break through Colombia's goal with his only goal and Argentina became champions of the 2024 Copa America.
Lautaro played very little, but being able to top score is truly an extraordinary player, and Lautaro is the only player who can erase Lionel Messi's sadness and become a very happy person in a short time. In Serie A he also far outperforms other players in terms of goal productivity, Lautaro deserves the balloon d'or.