Argentina vs Colombia semi-final LIVE Score and Commentary Copa America 2021

Emiliano Martinez saved three penalties to win the shoot-out for Argentina. (Image: CONMEBOL)

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Estas fueron las acciones más destacadas del encuentro entre @Argentina y @FCFSeleccionCol por la Semifinal de la CONMEBOL #CopaAmérica

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It is Brazil vs Argentina in the Copa America 2021 final!

Colombia cause all sorts of problems for Argentina after the Luis Diaz equaliser but eventually falter in the penalties due to Emiliano Martinez' excellence at goal to save three penalties as Argentina advance 4-2.

SAVE! (Colombia) Martinez denies Cardona. Argentina win.

COL G M M G M
ARG G M G G

GOAL! (Argentina) Lautaro Martinez scores.

COL G M M G
ARG G M G G

GOAL! (Colombia) Borja scores.

COL G M M G
ARG G M G

GOAL! (Argentina) Paredes scores.

COL G M M
ARG G M G

SAVE! (Colombia) Martinez denies Mina,

COL G M M
ARG G M

MISS! (Argentina) De Paul misses.

COL G M
ARG G M

SAVE! (Colombia) Martinez denies Sanchez.

COL G M
ARG G

GOAL! (Argentina) Lionel Messi scores.
COL G
ARG G

GOAL! (Colombia) Juan Cuadrado scores.

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ARG

End of regulation time, Argentina 1-1 Colombia. We are into the penalties.

90+3' Argentina show urgency to get close to the Colombian goal but the Colombians have all of their men behind the ball. We are seconds away from the penalties.

Additional Time: 4 Minutes.

90' Messi hits the Colombian wall from the free-kick.

88' Messi earns a free-kick outside the box as he is brought down by Barrios.

87' Guido Rodriguez is booked for a challenge on Miguel Borja.

85' Messi tries to find Tagliafico with a lofted ball from the middle but the left-back falls inches short of the aerial ball and the ball runs out of play.

83' Messi floats in a free-kick from the middle areas but the floated delivery is too close to Ospina who collects the ball with a sigh of relief.

81' WOODWORK! Di Maria picks Messi who twists, turns and hits the woodwork. The ricochet falls to Leandro Parades who fails to get to the ball. Rodrigo de Paul has a go at goal and the shot is blocked.

79' Shouts for penalty as Davinson Sanchez and Luis Diaz hold on to Nicolas Otamendi inside the box during the corner but the referee lets play on. A potential penalty call is strangely not checked by the VAR as well. Colombia survive.

77' Messi hits the wall from the free-kick, a second shot from Leandro Paredes goes out for a corner with a deflection.

76' Daniel Munoz is booked for a challenge on Di Maria outside the box. Argentina have a free-kick outside the box.

75' HOW DID THAT NOT GO IN? Colombia give away the ball in their own half and Di Maria skips past an onrushing David Ospina. Di Maria has the chance to go for goal from distance into an empty net but plays out Lautaro Martinez whose shot on goal is feeble and is blocked on the line by Davinson Sanchez.

73' Fabra's cross from the left into the box is headed away by Otamendi.

72' Gonzalo Montiel is booked for a late challenge on Luis Diaz.

71' Di Maria bursts in pace with the ball and cuts away from multiple Colombian defenders to set up himself for the final shot but the attempt on goal is grounded and lacks conviction. Ospina collects with ease.

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¡Excelente definición! Luis Díaz remató exigido y marcó el empate de @FCFSeleccionCol en Brasilia

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— Copa América (@CopaAmerica) July 7, 2021

69' Emiliano Martinez collects a long ball into the Argentina box from the Colombian midfield.

67' Substitution for Argentina: Angel di Maria replaces Nicholas Gonzalez.

65' Colombia are high on confidence after the definite equaliser. They are finding gaps in the Argentina half with ease and are playing quickly with the ball with instant short passes. Argentina needs to slow down the momentum of the Colombian midfield.

63' Miguel Borja is booked for a challenge on Guido Rodriguez.

61' GOAAAAAL! Luiz Diaz (Colombia)

Colombia take a free-kick quickly from the middle and releases Luis Diaz on the left side of the Argentine half. Diaz outruns Gonzalo Montiel with sheer pace and finds the back of the net from an acute angle with a clinically timed finish. It is all square here in Brasilia, 1-1.

61' Miguel Borja causing problems right after coming on into the game and has a shot wide of the goal.

61' Substitutionfor Colombia: Miguel Borja replaces Diego Zapata.

60' The game has got a little too physical in the last few minutes with tackles flying around and players getting knocks on their ankles and knees.

57' Messi floats in the ball inside the Colombian box but it runs out of play.

56' Substitution for Argentina: Leandro Paredes replaces Giovanni Lo Celso.

55' Messi is being brought down twice in two minutes in the middle areas by a couple of reckless Colombian challenges.

53' The contentious penalty call is checked by the VAR and there is no penalty awarded to Colombia.

52' Big shouts of handball as Zapata's shot apparently hits the chest of Guido Rodriguez inside the Argentina box as there is some sort of pinball with Colombia exerting massive pressure on the Argentinian defenders.

51' Messi looks fine and is back on to the pitch.

50' Messi is smacked on by Frank Fabra on his ankle and is in a considerable amount of pain. He is escorted out of the playing area to the sidelines and the game resumes.

48' Early warning signs for Argentina. Yimmi Chara finds Luis Diaz with a cross from the left, whose shot is low and hard but Martinez makes a routine save.

46' Second-half kicks-off.

46' Substitution at half-time for Argentina: Gonzalo Montiel replaces Nahuel Molina.

46' Substitution at half-time for Colombia: Edwin Cordona replaces Rafael Santos Borre.

46' Substitution at half-time for Colombia: Frank Fabra replaces William Tesillo.