Argentina lost to Colombia and were left without the women’s Copa América final

The Argentine women’s soccer team remained on the sidelines of the women’s Copa América final on Monday night when they were defeated by their Colombian duo, 1-0, at the Alfonso López stadium in the city of Bucaramanga.

The local representative took the victory with a conquest of Linda Caicedo, the girl prodigy who was just 17 years old. The Albiceleste team, which ended with ten players due to the expulsion of Gabriela Chávez (St. 28m.), Will play the third step of the podium against the loser of the other semifinal that will cheer on the teams of Brazil and Paraguay tomorrow.

Argentina, headed by Sebastián Gómez (assistant to main DT Germán Portanova, who was not on the bench through suspension), ended with ten players due to the red card received by the team Gabriela Chávez (St. 28m.), For a double yellow card.

The victory of the Colombian team does not support further discussion, because in the context of a balanced match and with too many inaccuracies, those led by Nelson Abadía have designed a better performance to deserve the advantage.

In the first 45 minutes the local team exerted a slight dominance, based on the mobility of the young Caicedo (17 years old) and the strategic position of Leicy Santos, who surprised by his ability to filter the passes that made the defense uncomfortable of the Albiceleste.

After a first quarter of an hour of equal development, the Colombian national team decided to play massively in the opposite field, with an Argentine team that was forced to retire and bet on Estefanía Banini’s imbalance on the left as the only offensive card.

The Atlético Madrid player had the only clear opportunity to score, at 16 meters, when she tried a half-round bite that allowed Catalina Pérez to resist well, after a good overflow by Yamila Rodríguez.

The local cast responded with two very obvious chances: at 32m Santos enabled Caicedo and the girl from Deportivo Cali finished weakly, which allowed goalkeeper Vanina Correa to contain with his feet.

And at 37m, in the most propitious, Mayra Ramírez broke the law of the offside, running to the right and when she entered the area she hit a wrong shot that hit the crossbar, after the Argentine defenders had already been snubbed.

In the second half, the tones do not change much and the local team arrives at the opening of the scoreboard, after a fallacious rejection by Agustina Barroso. Striker Caicedo moved to the left, left Chávez on the road and fired a cross shot that defeated the resistance of Rosario Correa’s goalkeeper.

The goal hits the structure of a team that seemed prepared for 90 minutes to go against and not take the initiative as a premise. In addition to insulting injury, at 28 Chavez saw the red card for a new infraction and the task of the tie became practically a chimera.

In the final stretch, the late changes implemented by the Argentine bench tried to instill an improvement in the operation, even if the possibility of a tie depended exclusively on a few well-executed firm balls.

Colombian goalkeeper Catalina Pérez did not show major shortcomings in the centers that came to her and therefore the possibilities of Argentina were consumed.

Colombia has put an end to Argentina’s illusion of reaching the Copa América final and qualifying directly for the next World Cup. Now, to do that, he has to beat the loser of Brazil and Paraguay.