Messi and Argentina achieve a new “maracanazo” in the Copa América

(CNN Spanish) – The Argentine soccer team hit the table this Saturday that will remain in soccer history, after defeating Brazil in the grand final of the Copa América at the legendary Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

The goal that decided the game was scored by Ángel Di María in the 22nd minute of the game. It was a friction-filled engagement, where Brazil had greater possession of the ball but had no offensive depth.

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The albiceleste, who did not win an important trophy since 1993, thus breaks a long drought of titles and for its captain, Lionel Messi, it is the first trophy with the Argentine senior team after losing four finals.

Argentina in this way reaches 15 Copa América titles, and in this way equals Uruguay as the most winning countries in the oldest national team tournament on the planet.

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Brazil, which had just conquered the continental competition in 2019 at the Maracana, relives the bitter memory of what the “maracanazo” was, when in the 1950 World Cup they lost the grand final on the famous stage against Uruguay.