The coach referenced incidents in the group stage that saw managers Lionel Scaloni (Argentina), Ricardo Gareca (Chile), Marcelo Bielsa (Uruguay) and Fernando Batista (Venezuela) suspended for one match after each team arrived late to the field of play. The country’s football federations were additionally fined $15,000 each.
As well as the change in halftime, CONMEBOL also chose to reintroduce extra time to the final. During the quarterfinal and semifinal stages, a regular-time tie resulted in an automatic penalty shootout, but the final will see an additional 30 minutes played before reaching penalties.
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Regardless of the newly implemented rules, Lorenzo insists Colombia is ready to compete and see James Rodríguez thrive against the reigning Copa América champions.
“He’s done a great Copa América, we are lucky that he is good and taken leadership of the team,” he said. “And that the team has supported him and taken him to this game, where we want to be. He’s been one of the best, I don’t know if the best but one of. And I hope tomorrow he gives off a good performance.”
Rodríguez enters the final with one goal and six assists, surpassing Lionel Messi’s record (5 in 2021) for the most goal assists in one edition of the competition since records began in 2011. “We know the left foot that James has, we know it’s one of the best,” Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez said of the Colombian figure.
While Argentina is looking to win a third straight major tournament, having also won the World Cup in 2022, Colombia is seeking to lift just its second Copa América crown and first since 2001.
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