Lionel Messi ended his long wait for an international trophy with Argentina as they beat Brazil 1-0 in the Copa final earlier today. The Argentine skipper changed into an Argentina jersey with the message “Campeones de America 2021/ Nos unieron estos colores” on the back following the win- see the pic and the video below
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xG Argentina Colombia Copa America SF 2021 | Expected Goals Shots Map & Match Stats
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Argentina vs Colombia from their Copa America semi-final on July 6, 2021. The game went to penalties, where goalkeeper Emi Martinez made three penalty saves to help Argentina win the shootout. From the match stats, you can see that possession and shots are pretty much equal, but the quality of Argentina’s chances are far better, as shown by the xG shots map.
xG Argentina 2.43-0.82 Colombia shots map (Actual score Arg 1-1 Col; Arg won on penalties)
1-0 Lautaro Martinez goal xG 0.11
1-1 Diaz goal xG 0.12
Video Argentina vs Colombia Penalty Shootout 2021 Copa Semifinal | Emi Martinez saves penalties Sanchez Mina Cardona
These Emiliano Martinez saves vs Colombia in the penalty shootout saw the Villa goalkeeper turn in a top notch performance in the shootout, saving from Davinson Sanchez, Yerry Mina and Edwin Cardona as Argentina won 3-2 on penalties to book a final clash against Brazil