He Argentine national team He managed to shout champion of this tournament on 15 occasions. A fact not to be overlooked is that he has managed to establish himself two-time champion in three moments and three-time champion on one occasion. The three most recent titles were won under the current name of the competition, while the first 12 were obtained under the name of South American Championship.
1927 – 1929, 1955 – 1957 and 1991 – 1993 were the years in which he achieved the second championship, while, in [19451946and1947was crowned three-time champion. In addition, it is the team that has seen the most finals and, therefore, runners-up. In total, 14 times.
Argentina shares the lead in Copa América titles with Uruguay, with 15 each. Let’s review the background.
Bolivia reached the Copa América final for the only time in its history and became the first host to lose a final at home. With goals from Edmundo, Ronaldo and Zé Roberto (Platini Sánchez scored the discount), the Verdeamarela won at the Hernando Siles in La Paz and could be crowned outside its territory.
The Verdeamarela was superior to everyone on Paraguayan soil: it won all six of its matches, scoring 17 goals and conceding just two. In the final, played at the Defensores del Chaco, the Scratch beat the Celeste (who had just won their two qualifying rounds on penalties) with a double from Rivaldo and one from Ronaldo.
The first time the Copa América was played on Colombian soil, the Colombian team honored the tradition of local consecrations. In the final, they defeated Mexico with a memorable goal by Iván Córdoba and lifted the first title in their history.
At the National Stadium in Lima, Argentina took the lead with a penalty from Kily González, Brazil equalised through Luisao and with three minutes remaining, César Delgado scored the goal that seemed to secure the title for Marcelo Bielsa’s team. However, in the third minute of added time Adriano tied the score again and everything was decided on penalties, where Julio César saved from Andrés D’Alessandro, Gabriel Heinze shot over the crossbar and the crown went to the Scratch.
Argentina was vastly outclassed by Brazil in the decisive match, played at the Pachencho Romero stadium in Maracaibo, and fell with goals from Julio Baptista, Roberto Ayala (own goal) and Dani Alves.
The final was played at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires and featured Uruguay and Paraguay. La Celeste won 3-0 with goals from Luis Suárez and Diego Forlán (two). Led by Óscar Tabárez, they had a great team.
At the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, the home team won by beating Argentina. After a 0-0 draw in the 90 minutes and extra time, “La Roja” won on penalties to claim its first title in the history of the tournament, with Jorge Sampaoli as coach. Alexis Sánchez scored the decisive penalty and Claudio Bravo was chosen as the best player of the tournament.
The second of two consecutive finals that Chile won against Argentina, at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey. The final again ended in a 0-0 draw and Chile won from the twelve yards. Francisco Silva converted the decisive penalty to seal the victory for the team led by Juan Antonio Pizzi. Messi would retire from the national team.
Chile’s Golden Generation ceded the throne to Tite’s Brazil. The trophy stayed at the host’s home. This competition was marked by being the first time that VAR was used and there was clearly controversy. In the final, the Scratch defeated Peru with goals from Gabriel Jesus, Everton and Richarlison.
Once again, the Maracaná was the host of a final of this prestigious tournament. Lionel Messi’s Argentina, led by Lionel Scaloni, won 1-0 with a goal from Di MarÃa and ended a 28-year streak without winning the tournament. In this way, they raised their 15th star and tied Uruguay as the tournament’s most successful champions.
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