the The Colombian national team played the final match of the Copa America yesterday. Twenty-three years later, Argentina have won their second title after Lautaro Martinez’s second-half extra-time goal in Miami.
The Colombian players, like the fans, were left disappointed to see their dreams end in what had been one of the team’s best performances in an international tournament. On the pitch, after the final whistle, everyone was left to mourn the unfortunate event while many of the rival figures came to try to ease the grief.
Scaloni went to talk to James.
He was one of the members of the Argentine national team who came out to console the Colombian players. Lionel Scaloni. The technical director of the ‘Albiceleste’ after seeing JAmes Rodriguez, who was lying on the ground crying in defeat, went to say a few words to him in an attempt to lift his spirits.
In the videos that captured this moment, you can see how the strategist gives words of encouragement to the Colombian number 10 who became the player with the most assists in the Copa America with six assists on goals. This also allowed him to be crowned the best player of the tournament.
However, none of this seemed to matter to James who, for some time, had been justifying his excellent form in the ‘tricolour’ shirt by saying that it was because he wanted to win the title. While Scaloni spoke, Rodriguez just listened and when he tried to urge him to get up, the captain remained motionless on the ground, expressing his sadness.
At that time, Amaranto Perea and another member of the technical staff were also there waiting for the player to get up from his eulogy. In several videos you can see how the Argentine players will console the Colombians who have performed excellently in the tournament and have gone 28 games without defeat.
But it was not enough and the defeat cost them the title. Rodriguez took to social media to express his sadness but thanked his teammates for their good performance.
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