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- Chile win first Copa America final
- Higuain & Banega fail to score in shootout
- Cagey final of very few chances
- Argentina without a major trophy in 22 years
Match Stats
Home TeamChileAway TeamArgentina
- Possession
- Home57%
- Away43%
- Shots
- Home18
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away2
- Corners
- Home4
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home28
- Away21
Line-ups
Chile
Formation 4-3-1-2
1Bravo
4Isla5Silva17Medel15Beausejour
8Vidal21Díaz10Valdívia
20Aránguiz
7Sánchez11Vargas
- 1Bravo
- 4Isla
- 5SilvaBooked at 24mins
- 17MedelBooked at 34mins
- 15Beausejour
- 8Vidal
- 21DíazBooked at 44mins
- 10ValdíviaSubstituted forFernándezat 75'minutes
- 20AránguizBooked at 86mins
- 7Sánchez
- 11VargasSubstituted forHenríquezat 95'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Mena
- 3Albornoz
- 6Fuenzalida
- 9Pinilla
- 12Garcés
- 13Rojas
- 14Fernández
- 16Pizarro
- 19Gutiérrez
- 22Henríquez
- 23Herrera
Argentina
Formation 4-3-3
1Romero
4Zabaleta15Demichelis17Otamendi16Rojo
6Biglia14Mascherano21Pastore
10Messi11Agüero7Di María
- 1Romero
- 4Zabaleta
- 15Demichelis
- 17Otamendi
- 16RojoBooked at 55mins
- 6Biglia
- 14MascheranoBooked at 55mins
- 21PastoreSubstituted forBanegaat 81'minutesBooked at 91mins
- 10Messi
- 11AgüeroSubstituted forHiguaínat 74'minutes
- 7Di MaríaSubstituted forLavezziat 29'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Garay
- 3Roncaglia
- 5Gago
- 8Pereyra
- 9Higuaín
- 12Guzmán
- 13Casco
- 18Tévez
- 19Banega
- 20Lamela
- 22Lavezzi
- 23Marchesín
- Referee:
- Wilmar Roldán
- Attendance:
- 45,693
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Chile win the Copa America
It was a bit of a slog at times during the 120 minutes of normal and extra time, but what a dramatic and satisfying end to the final. Chile were brave as Argentina wilted.
La Albiceleste are left with only questions. What changed from the semi-final? Where was Messi? What has happened to Higuain?
La Roja can celebrate long and hard. Bet Santiago is fun this evening. Good night.
Cheers for Chile, tears for Argentina
Chile win the Copa America
Chile end a century of hurt
Chile win the Copa America
That $25,000 price-tag for a ticket for this game probably feels quite cheap right now for the fans in this ground. This is history in the making.
CHAMPAGNE MOMENT
CHILE WIN THE COPA AMERICA
There it is! The Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos erupts as Alexis Sanchez slots home the coolest of spot-kicks. They held their nerve and are rewarded with a first Copa America, a first ever major trophy, right in front of their own supporters. And they are rightly going mad.
GOAL
Chile 4-1 Argentina - Alexis Sanchez
Cool. Super, super cool. Sanchez slots the ball down the middle.
MISSED PENALTY
Chile 3-1 Argentina - Ever Banega
Bravo dives to his left and makes an excellent save. Chile on the brink....
GOAL
Chile 3-1 Argentina - Charles Aranguiz
Cracking pen. Again Romero dives the right way - to his left - but the penalty is low and precise.
MISSED PENALTY
Chile 2-1 Argentina - Gonzalo Higuain
Hmm. not great. Higuain smashes the ball well over the crossbar.
GOAL
Chile 2-1 Argentina - Arturo Vidal
Romero gets a hand to the ball after diving the correct way but there is enough power on the ball to take it into the net.
GOAL
Chile 1-1 Argentina - Lionel Messi
Keeper goes the right way but the spot kick is low and into the corner.
GOAL
Chile 1-0 Argentina - Matias Fernandez
Hammered into the top corner. No chance for the keeper.
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Chile to go first...
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Such pressure on these players now. Argentina are 22 years without a major trophy, Chile have never won one. Who will handle this best? We're about to find out. Glory or bust.
FULL-TIME
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How are your nerves lads?
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Now Argentina have a chance to win this game. It is a free-kick midway inside the Chile half. Banega swings it in but the ball is headed clear. This is going to be settled to be penalties.
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Chile have a corner. A chance to create the most significant moment in their football history. The mind is willing but the body is tired as the corner fails to beat the first man and is headed clear. Time ticks away. Two minutes to go.
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Alexis Sanchez drops to the ground following a sliding challenge from Nicolas Otamendi as he charges away down the left. The ref doesn't see anything wrong, though, and play continues, much to the players disgust.
Soon after, Vidal nicks the ball off an Argentine defender in the box and sets up Charles Aranguiz but his shot is over the bar.
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One thing is for certain, it is going to be a much more hospitable atmosphere for Chile players taking penalties than the Argentina players.
Chile corner. Their third. Argentina clear the initial delivery before Alexis Sanchez tries to weave his way back into the box but only runs down a blind alley.
KICK-OFF
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Chile get us back under way. 15 more minutes for either side to find a winner or this is going to penalties.
HALF-TIME
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There are a lot of very tired legs out there now. And I'm sure every Argentina player is remembering what happened in Brazil at the World Cup final, when Germany scored in the second-half of extra-time to win the game.
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Chance... Javier Mascherano makes a rare error by completely missing a throw from Claudio Bravo to allow Alexis Sanchez to run charge in on the Argentina goal. Pablo Zabaleta comes over to meet the Chile forward in teh box and does just enough to put him off, as his shot flies over the bar.
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Ezequiel Lavezzi receives a bit of treatment off the pitch, possibly for cramp. Don't worry Ezequiel, you can have a nice long rest after this tournament. The domestic season doesn't start until.... oh.
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There are few risks being taken now. Neither side is over-committing men forward for fear of being hit on the break. Unfortunately, it is resulting in hopeful long balls forward that are proving easy for the respective defences to mop up.
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Chile's Marcelo Diaz twists and turns in the box to open up a shooting chance but fires his effort over the bar.
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Gonzalo Higuain hasn't exactly covered himself in glory so far since coming on. Lionel Messi gives him space to run into with a flicked pass forward but the striker opts to pass and gets it horribly wrong, putting the ball way ahead of Ezequiel Lavezzi and out of play for a goal-kick.
SUBSTITUTION
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Angelo Henriquez comes on for tournament top-scorer Eduardo Vargas. Henriquez is a Manchester United player but has yet to make an appearance for them. A winner would be a fine way to make a name for himself.
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YELLOW CARD
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Argentina substitute Ever Banega is booked for a heavy foul in the middle of the pitch. That is the seventh man into the book. More cards than chances in this game.
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The first attack of added time comes from Chile, with Alexis Sanchez twisting and turning before setting up Jean Beausejour, but his cross is straight to Sergio Romero.
KICK-OFF
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Extra-time is under way.
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FULL-TIME
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The best two chances of the game came in the last quarter. But Alexis Sanchez and Gonzalo Higuain were unable to convert. It means another half an hour for either of these sides to find something special. You suspect it is going to require this to find a winner before a shoot-out.
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Great chance to win it! Lionel Messi charges forward and it is three on three. Ezequiel Lavezzi receives the ball out wide and crosses low to the far post but despite a diving effort, Gonzalo Higuain can only steer his shot from two yards out the wrong side of the post. The Copa America was there to be won. Instead we're going to have 30 extra minutes.
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Lionel Messi swings a free-kick into the box but it lands right into the bread basket of his Barcelona team-mate Claudio Bravo.
Ezequiel Lavezzi fell in the box as he looked to try and reach the ball and called for a penalty but the referee either didn't see the Chile defender's arms all over him or didn't think it serious enough to warrant a spot-kick. To be fair, it is a brave official who gives a 90th-minute penalty against the home side in this stadium.
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There will be plenty of nervous people in that stadium right now. The home flags continue to wave, possibly to prevent the owner chewing their fingers to the bone. A goal now would surely be a winning one.
YELLOW CARD
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Booking number six goes to Chile's Charles Aranguiz for a lunging tackle in the middle of the pitch.
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The ball is in the net courtesy of Ezequiel Lavezzi's flicked finish, but the Argentine substitute was offside from Lionel Messi's ball over the top.
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Marcos Rojo could be in trouble here. The Argentina defender already been booked and has just slid right through Mauricio Isla. It was a wild tackle. He is very lucky, though, as the referee doesn't see fit to show a second yellow.
CLOSE!
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Great effort from Alexis Sanchez! the ball is floated over the top to the Arsenal man in the box and he turns to volley a shot just past the far post.
SUBSTITUTION
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Argentina change. Off goes Javier Pastore - he's been poor - on comes Ever Banega.
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Despite the dip in quality in this game, the volume of the crowd has remained consistently loud, largely in support of the hosts. Imagine the sound of Chile get a winner in the next 10 minutes?
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That sums up Lionel Messi's game. He picks up possession 35 yards from goal and turns before over-hitting a pass forward that goes straight out for a goal-kick.
SUBSTITUTION
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A change each as Gonzalo Higuain comes on for the largely anonymous Sergio Aguero for Argentina and Chile send on Mati Fernandez for Jorge Valdivia.
Arturo Vidal is back on after his leg injury and drives in to the box before tumbling under a challenge. Penalty? No, says the referee.
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Chile might have to make a change as well as Arturo Vidal is driven off the pitch on a cart having taken a blow to the leg.
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Precious little quality on show now. The game has descended into fouls, arguing and time-wasting. It's a real shame as it started so promisingly. Looks like we're about to see Gonzalo Higuain for Argentina.
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Down the other end and Alexis Sanchez beats a man down the right before crossing to the edge of the box fro Arturo Vidal, but his shot is blocked by a diving Argentine defender.
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Is this Lionel Messi's chance to shine? He is over a free-kick, 25 yards from goal. He looks to curl it round the wall but strikes it to win a corner, which Claudio Bravo gets to with a punch.
Keep ball
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The game has gone a bit stale now. Neither team look like fashioning anything decisive. Time for a change? He who dares wins Rodney.
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Argentina come forward again and it looks promising for a moment as Pablo Zabaleta gets forward but his cross from the right is over-hit and drifts out for a goal-kick.
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Argentina apply some concerted pressure courtesy of a couple of corners but Chile defend well to head off any danger. Literally.
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Corner Argentina. Can they do something with this? Javier Pastore delivers and Nicolas Otamendi heads wide of the far post.
YELLOW CARD
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Another yellow as Javier Mascherano dives to cut out a Mauricio Isla pass and handballs. It gives Chile a dangerous free-kick... which Charles Aranguiz wastes by failing to beat the first man with his swinging cross into the box.
YELLOW CARD
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The Argentina subs go through a vigorous warm-up. Of the two sides they are the ones in possession of the players who could come on and make a difference. Meanwhile, on the pitch, Marcos Rojo barges into Mauricio Isla and earns Argentina's first yellow card.
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Arturo Vidal has done more in this half so far than he did in the entirety of the first half. He controls a ball forward on the edge of the box and feeds a team-mate, who wins Chile's first corner. They are unable to do anything with it, though, before Jorge Valdivia flicks a second corner wide of the near post.
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Alexis Sanchez remains the most likely source for Chile. He collects the ball near halfway and darts towards the box with intent but his pass towards Arturo Vidal is cut out by a diving Argentina player.
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An early mistake from Nicolas Otamendia allows Alexis Sanchez to steal the ball, make his way to the right of the box and cross for Arturo Vidal to head straight into the hands of Sergio Romero from deep.
KICK-OFF
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The hosts get us back under way.
Tight. Very tight
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Still anyone's title
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Very little to separate the sides in that first 45 minutes. There was plenty of effort but a distinct lack of quality in and around the box. Argentina need to get Messi on the ball more often, Chile need better delivery from the full-backs after they've charged into opposition territory.
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HALF-TIME
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And there is the whistle for half-time. No goals and a distinct lack of chances but it has been a very watchable game so far.
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Great chance for Argentina's Ezequiel Lavezzi, who is set up on the edge of the box by a pull-back from the byline but his shot lacks precision and is punched away Claudio Bravo. Best move of the game, but still no goal.
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Alexis Sanchez is as capable as anyone of breaking this deadlock. He has a chance with a curling effort from the left side of the box but it is too close to Sergio Romero, who saves.
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Still no yellow card for an Argentina man as Jorge Valdivia is sent tumbling to the turf by Nicolas Otamendi. Much to the player and home fans' disgust.
YELLOW CARD
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Another foul on Jorge Valdivia, another free-kick in a promising area for Chile. He shows three fingers to the referee to represent the fouls he has suffered without a booking. Marcelo Diaz delivers again but once more it comes to nothing as an Argentina head gets to the ball first. Argentina break and Messi is fouled by Diaz, earning him a yellow. Starting to get a bit tetchy now.
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Five minutes until half-time and Chile go on the assault and win a free-kick courtesy of Lionel Messi's foul on Jorge Valdivia. Marcelo Diaz takes but Alexis Sanchez is caught offside in the box after going fractionally too early.
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Lionel Messi's free-kick from a central position is headed behind for the game's first corner. Sergio Aguero meets the delivery at the back post and sends the ball looping back into the box, where it is met on the volley by a team-mate but blocked and cleared. No goals yet but this game is far from dull.
YELLOW CARD
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Not a big surprise that Gary Medel is into the book for a high tackle. It is surprising, though, that this is his first booking of the tournament.
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Alexis Sanchez is away again, flicking the ball away from an Argentine player before finding Jean Beausejour. The full-backs cross finds Sanchez centrally, just inside the box but he can't get the ball under control to strike before it is cleared.
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Chile's Alexis Sanchez has some serious skills. He takes on one, two, three men, beating each before finding a Jean Beausejour down the left. Unfortunately, the full-back is unable to do anything with possession. What a waste.
SUBSTITUTION
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Di Maria departs to be replaced by Ezequiel Lavezzi of PSG. Not the worst replacement.
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Angel Di Maria is up and still on the pitch but he is not right. He won't be lasting much longer in this game. There is already a man getting ready to replace him.
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Chile swing a free-kick into the box, which Sergio Romero meets with a meaty punch. Meanwhile, Angel Di Maria is down. Is that a hamstring injury? The Manchester United player sent a concerned look towards his bench. He is nay happy, the lad.
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YELLOW CARD
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The first yellow card goes to Francisco Silva for pulling the shirt of Angel di Maria.
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Eduardo Vargas is behind the Argentina defence with yards to tear into. He gets inside the box but fires his shot over the bar as Nicolas Otamendi slides in.
GREAT SAVE!
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Messi takes the free-kick, whipping it towards the near post, where it is met by Aguero's head but prevented from reaching the net by a solid diving save from Claudio Bravo. Bravo indeed.
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Argentina are settling in to the task now. Pablo Zabaleta is caught and they have a free-kick in a dangerous spot on the right side of the box...
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You don't even need to watch the game to know when Argentina have the ball. Just wait for the whistles. Lionel Messi goes on a trademark weaving run on the edge of the box but it is down a blind alley and he has to go backwards before Chile clear.
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The pace of the game is frantic. Neither team is being given a second of time on the ball. Sergio Aguero looks to latch on to a ball into the box but he is muscled out of it before he can strike.
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CLOSE!
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Chile have their tails up. They come forward again and Alexis Sanchez draws a good save from Sergio Romero with a shot on the turn from 12 yards out. Argentina look to break quickly and Di Maria is felled by Charles Aranguiz. Should be a card. It isn't.
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Eduardo Vargas has more goals than anyone else in this tournament so far. His confidence is sky high. But his shot from the edge of the box is low and wide of goal.
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The Chile full-backs are getting very far forward. Former Wigan and Birmingham man Jean Beausejour has possession on the edge of the Argentina box but his low drive lacks precision and is cleared.
Soon after, Pablo Zabaleta comes to Argentina's rescue with a clearance from inside his own box as Jorge Valdivia tries to find Eduardo Vargas.
Open start to the game.
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Lionel Messi's first forward run sends panic coursing through the Chile defence. The Barca man chips a ball forward for Sergio Aguero in the box but it has too much on it and skips away from the City striker.
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Surrounded
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These Argentina fans are up against it today.
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Chile go on the charge early doors as Mauricio Isla bombs down the right and crosses for his one-time QPR team-mate Eduardo Vargas, but Sergio Romero comes out ahead of the striker to claim.
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KICK-OFF
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Finally, the game is under way, with Argentina kicking off. Game on.
Any time now
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They're clearly not sticklers for timing in Chile. After the anthems, a moments silence and some assorted faffing, we're still not under way.
Anthem time
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The Argentina fans are fighting a losing battle trying to be heard singing their anthem. That doesn't stop them giving it a good old go, though, bouncing around and punching the air with delight.
No problems for the Chile fans. The Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Pradanos is united in song as their anthem blares out. Even the mascots are getting fully stuck in.
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Nearly there
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The trophy has been put out on a lovely little plinth, the stands are filling with noisy, flag-waving fans and the photographers are gathered around the tunnel. We're closing in on kick-off. The final of the 2015 Copa America is mere minutes away.
Soldado's support
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Tottenham's Spanish striker Roberto Soldado sends a message of good luck to Spurs team-mate Erik Lamela, who is part of the Argentina squad.
"I wish you all the best tonight my friend, come on Argentina," says Soldado.
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Chile United
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The buzz-word from the Chile camp ahead of this final is unity. England talk about 49 years of hurt. Imagine being Chilean. They were one of four teams who competed in the first Copa America in 1916 and have yet to claim a major trophy.
Defender Jose Rojas had this to say... “As a country and as a group, this is the moment when we must unite to achieve what we all desire. For 28 years we have not played in a final. As we Chileans unite as when there is a catastrophe, we must now do the same, because on Saturday we will need it.”
If they are to end their long wait tonight they need to do something they have only managed six times before in 85 attempts: beat Argentina.
Creative geniuses
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Six of the best
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Let's be honest, Argentina's display in the semi-final against Paraguay has changed everything. Prior to that last-four clash, La Albiceleste hadn't hit the heights expected of them. Di Maria was short of confidence, Tevez was reportedly unhappy and Messi frustrated. They threw away a 2-0 lead to draw with Paraguay in their first game, sneaked 1-0 wins in the other group games and survived the lottery of penalties in the last eight.
Then, in the Estadio Municipal Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo on Tuesday, they went from Clark Kents to Supermen. Six goals, two of which were scored by Di Maria, all of which involved Messi has washed away doubt and sent them into this final with renew belief.
How we got here
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Just in case you are new to Copa America 2015, here is a quick recap of how we got down to the last two...
Both teams finished top of their respective groups with identical records of two wins and a draw from their three games. Chile beat Ecuador 2-0, drew 3-3 with Mexico and beat Bolivia 5-0, while Argentina were less convincing, starting with a 2-2 draw with Paraguay before successive 1-0 wins over Uruguay and Jamaica.
Chile saw off Uruguay (1-0) andPeru (2-1) to reach the final,while Argentina needed penalties to beat Colombia (5-4 after a 0-0 draw) before slamming into fifth gear tosmash Paraguay 6-1 in the semis.
In short, Chile have been consistent, but Argentina have hit heights untouched by any other side in the tournament.
Goals, goals, goals
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World Football
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For even more preview material on tonight's final, why not have a listen to this week's World Football programme, which is the BBC World Service's final programme from the Copa America in Chile.
Presented by Mani Djazmi, the show looks at the heavy handed tactics used by the Santiago police to repress celebrations following Chile's semi-final victory and also contains a number of interviews, including Chile's former Liverpool player Mark Gonzalez and Peru assistant coach and ex-Newcastle star Nolberto Solano.
How much?!
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Not since Chile reached the semi-finals of their own World Cup in 1962 has there been such a clamour to gain entry to a sporting event in the country.
Such is the hunger amongst the Chilean fans to attend tonight's final that tickets are reportedly going for as much as $25,000 on some websites. That is just a cheeky 625 times the original price. You wouldn't want to shell that out and watch them lose.
Our man in Santiago
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Great vision
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Always the Copa bridesmaid...
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Unlike 14-time winners Argentina, Chile have never won the Copa America. The closest they have come is losing finalist, on four occasions (1955, 1956, 1979 and 1987).
This is their seventh time hosting the event, from which they have an impressive record, never having finished worse than fourth.
Oh, and they have never beaten Argentina at the Copa America in 24 attempts. So today is all about achieving firsts for the Chileans.
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Maybe use a bit of realism with this as well. I'm sure you Sunderland fans would love Messi, but it ain't gonna happen. Sorry to break that to you.
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Team news
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Two changes for Chile , with Francisco Silva and Jean Beausejour (formerly of Wigan and Birmingham) coming in, in place of Jose Rojas and Miiko Albornoz. Word is that the former will be deployed as a man-marker on Messi. Good luck with that, son.
Unsurprisingly, Argentina stay with the same XI that hammered Paraguay 6-1 in the semis. If it ain't broke...
They will have to do without Ezequiel Garay, though, who apparently has a stomach complaint.
Line-ups
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Chile: Bravo, Isla, Medel, Silva, Beausejour, Aranguiz, Diaz, Vidal, Valdivia, Sanchez, Vargas.
Argentina: Romero, Zabaleta, Dimichelis, Otamendi, Rojo, Biglia, Mascherano, Pastore, Messi, Aguero, Di Maria.
It's Chile out there
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Whoa, hang on a sec. There are two teams playing in this final (as is the minimum requirement with these sort of things). And we don't want all this early focus on a talented Argentina side to overshadow their also impressive opponents and hosts Chile.
The list of established stars in their squad may not be as lengthy, but they do possess the tournament's leading scorer, Eduardo Vargas, and a couple of other players you definitely will have heard of: Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sanchez.
In addition, the Chileans out-scored Argentina in the group stages and saw off holders Uruguay en route to this final. They'll be cocked, locked and ready to rock for this.
Don't cry for me Argentina
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Messi, Aguero, Di Maria, Tevez, Mascherano, Pastore, Higuain. I could go on.
It is an ominous list of top talent - a group who have torn club football to bits in recent years. Trophies, medals, awards, gongs; whatever you want to call them, they've got them. However, this group (and a number of their predecessors) are 22 years without a major international trophy to their name, since the 1993 Copa America in Ecuador.
They've been close (including runners-up in the last World Cup) but so far remain cigar-less.
Golden Generation
Chile v Argentina (21:00 BST)
Golden Generation. Is there a bigger tag with which to burden an international football team?
Some thrive, some fail. The French side of 1998-2006 coped pretty well, as did Spain soon after, and it is a brave person who argues against the merits and success of the Brazil team that graced the world from 1958-1970.
However, as we all know so well, England’s own version – Beckham, Scholes, Gerrard, Lampard, Owen et al – stood tall at times (5-1 anyone?) but ultimately buckled under the weight, while the Portugal side of Rui Costa, Nuno Gomes and Luis Figo similarly underachieved.
And so we come to Argentina, who so far have been more Sven Goran than Carlos Alberto, but tonight have the chance to start justifying the hype by following World Cup silver with Copa gold.