Copa America

Chile again in the final

The new edition of the Copa America final is perfect: with a deserved 2:0 victory over Colombia, Chile, move on to the final. There in Argentina, as in the past year to Superstar Lionel Messi.

Chile Fuenzalida (m.) celebrates his goal for 2:0-final score

In the final of the Copa America Centenario, a new edition of the previous year’s final between defending champion Chile and Vice world Champions Argentina. The Chileans won in the semi-finals in Chicago with 2:0 against Colombia. Argentina had tags previously granted Jürgen Klinsmanns completely überfordertem U.S. Team a 4:0-lesson. “The great advantage of my players is that they are the winner. You go with the Belief in a game or a tournament, you win it. And so you play,” said Chile coach Juan Antonio Pizzi.

Aranguiz made a quick guide

Even without his yellow-locked midfielder-winner Arturo Vidal from Bayern Munich, succeeded to the previous year’s Champion by a double strike in the seventh and eleventh Minute, a quick Two-goal lead. First of all, to head Colombia’s Juan Cuadrado for the Ball after a high pass directly in front of the own goal, so that Bundesliga player Charles Aranguiz of Bayer Leverkusen had no trouble from close range. Then Jose Pedro Fuenzalida empty net post shot from Alexis Sanchez into the empty goal. “Our poor Start has cost us two goals. Chile is known to attack. We could not easily control,” said Colombia Coach Jose Pekerman.

Chile’s goalkeeper Claudio Bravo kept his goal clean.

Over two hours of break

Subsequently, both the Teams had to practice patience. Due to a thunderstorm with heavy rain, the half-time break lasted just under two and a half hours. After the restart, Colombia had on the hard-to-record, and soggy ground advantages. After a clear Foul on Daniel Torres in the penalty area the Penalty kick, however, did. And then the “Cafeteros weakened” itself, as a midfielder Carlos Sanchez in the 57th minute. Minute Yellow-Red from the square. Colombia will now play on Saturday in the final in Glendale/Arizona against the United States. The Tournament will kick-off the South Americans was at 3. June a 2:0 success success.

Chile on Sunday in East Rutherford, in front of the gates of New York the Argentinians in the prestige shaft relative to the pregnant neighbor-duel. In the previous year, La Roja came through in the final of the Santiago 4:1 after penalty shoot-out and was, for the first time Copa Champion. Argentina has been waiting since 1993 to an international title, but won the preliminary round match of this year’s tournament with a 2:1.

jk,jw (sid,dpa)