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2015 Copa América Final
El Estadio Nacional de Chile durante la final de la Copa América 2015.JPG
The Estadio Nacional in Santiago hosted the final
Event 2015 Copa América
Chile Argentina
Chile Argentina
0 0
after extra time
Chile won 4–1 on penalties
Date 4 July 2015
Venue Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
Man of the Match Chile Arturo Vidal
Referee Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Attendance 45,693
Weather 20°C (68°F), Clear
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The 2015 Copa América Final was the final match of the 2015 Copa América, an international football tournament organised by CONMEBOL that was played in Chile.

The match was held on 4 July 2015 in Santiago's Estadio Nacional, and contested by hosts Chile, and Argentina. Following a goalless draw, Chile defeated Argentina in a penalty shootout to win their first title and qualify for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.

A new trophy was supposed to be created for the tournament and was to be unveiled on 4 July 2015 at the final.[1] No trophy was unveiled amidst the FIFA corruption scandal.

Background

This edition was the seventh hosted by Chile. The match marked the third time Chile had reached a final. They had never won the competition; their last finals appearance was in 1987, when they were defeated by Uruguay. Meanwhile, Argentina reached its fifth final in Chilean territory.[2] Their previous finals appearance was in 2007, when they were defeated by Brazil, while their last championship (including worldwide tournaments) was won in 1993.[3]

Including the editions from 1916 to 1967, when the Campeonato Sudamericano[4] had a round-robin tournament format without a final match; it was the fifth appearance of Chile, and the twenty-seventh of Argentina, in the top two.[5]

Route to the Final

Chile Round Argentina
Opponent Result First stage Opponent Result
 Ecuador 2–0 Match 1  Paraguay 2–2
 Mexico 3–3 Match 2  Uruguay 1–0
 Bolivia 5–0 Match 3  Jamaica 1–0
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chile 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7
 Bolivia 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
 Ecuador 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
 Mexico 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 Paraguay 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
 Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Jamaica 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 0
Opponent Result Final stages Opponent Result
 Uruguay 1–0 Quarterfinals  Colombia 0–0 (p: 5–4)
 Peru 2–1 Semifinals  Paraguay 6–1

Match

Summary

Alexis Sánchez scored the winner for Chile in the penalty shootout

Both sides had opportunities to open the scoring, and Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo made a close-range save from Sergio Agüero, who had been set up by Lionel Messi. However, soon afterwards, Argentina made the first substitution due to a hamstring injury, with Ángel Di María making way for Ezequiel Lavezzi. Chile finished the first half with three yellow cards, while Argentina had none.[6]

Chile began the second half with attacking momentum, and the first Argentine yellow card went to Javier Mascherano for handball. With 15 minutes remaining, both teams made substitutions, with Argentina switching their centre-forward from Agüero to Gonzalo Higuaín, and Chile making an alteration in midfield, Jorge Valdivia being replaced by Matías Fernández. Minutes later, Arturo Vidal went down in the penalty area, but no foul was called. With nine minutes remaining of regulation time, Argentina made their final substitution, Javier Pastore being replaced by Éver Banega; soon after his entrance into the game, Banega was fouled by Charles Aránguiz, who was booked. Argentina then had their best chance of the game with only seconds remaining from normal time; a counterattack was staged following a dispossesion of Chile from the ball; Messi dribbled past two Chilean defenders before passing the ball to Lavezzi near the penalty area, Lavezzi then passed the ball to Higuaín, who charged down the right side with a tight angle to shoot. His shot was inches wide of the inside of the post, however, and instead hit the ball against the outside of the net. After regulation time, the game remained goalless.[6]

Early into extra time, Chile made their second substitution, replacing Eduardo Vargas with Ángelo Henríquez. In the final minutes of extra time, Chile had a corner, which was cleared by Lucas Biglia and Higuaín. During the second period of extra time, Chile had their best chance to take the lead, after a goal throw from Claudio Bravo failed to be properly cleared away by Mascherano, leaving Alexis Sánchez to run down the pitch and shoot, only for his shot to go over the crossbar. Later on, Messi was fouled, giving a free kick to Argentina, which Gary Medel cleared three times from the Chilean penalty area to take the game into a penalty shootout.[6]

Matías Fernández took the first penalty, dispatching it past Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero, and Messi netted Argentina's first attempt to keep the scores level after the first round. Second was Vidal, who scored, despite Romero making contact with his shot. Higuaín then missed, with an attempt which went too high. Aránguíz scored from a powerful attempt and then Bravo saved from Banega. Alexis Sánchez scored the winning penalty, a Panenka-style finish.[6][7]

Details

4 July 2015 (2015-07-04)
17:00 CLT (UTC−3)
Chile  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Argentina
Report
  Penalties  
Fernández Penalty scored
Vidal Penalty scored
Aránguiz Penalty scored
Sánchez Penalty scored		 4–1 Penalty scored Messi
Penalty missed Higuaín
Penalty missed Banega
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 45,693[8]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Chile
Argentina
GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)
CB 5 Francisco Silva Booked 24'
CB 21 Marcelo Díaz Booked 34'
CB 17 Gary Medel Booked 44'
RM 4 Mauricio Isla
CM 20 Charles Aránguiz Booked 87'
CM 8 Arturo Vidal
LM 15 Jean Beausejour
AM 10 Jorge Valdivia Substituted off 75'
CF 11 Eduardo Vargas Substituted off 95'
CF 7 Alexis Sánchez
Substitutes:
GK 12 Paulo Garcés
GK 23 Johnny Herrera
DF 2 Eugenio Mena
DF 3 Miiko Albornoz
DF 13 José Rojas
DF 6 José Pedro Fuenzalida
MF 14 Matías Fernández Substituted in 75'
MF 16 David Pizarro
MF 19 Felipe Gutiérrez
FW 9 Mauricio Pinilla
FW 22 Ángelo Henríquez Substituted in 95'
Manager:
Argentina Jorge Sampaoli
CHI-ARG-2015-07-04.svg
GK 1 Sergio Romero
RB 4 Pablo Zabaleta
CB 15 Martín Demichelis
CB 17 Nicolás Otamendi
LB 16 Marcos Rojo Booked 55'
RM 6 Lucas Biglia
CM 14 Javier Mascherano  Booked 56'
LM 21 Javier Pastore Substituted off 81'
RW 10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF 11 Sergio Agüero Substituted off 74'
LW 7 Ángel Di María Substituted off 29'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Nahuel Guzmán
GK 23 Agustín Marchesín
DF 2 Ezequiel Garay
DF 3 Facundo Roncaglia
DF 13 Milton Casco
MF 5 Fernando Gago
MF 8 Roberto Pereyra
MF 19 Éver Banega Booked 91'  Substituted in 81'
FW 9 Gonzalo Higuaín Substituted in 74'
FW 18 Carlos Tevez
FW 20 Érik Lamela
FW 22 Ezequiel Lavezzi Substituted in 29'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match:
Arturo Vidal (Chile)[9]

Assistant referees:
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
José Argote (Venezuela)
Fifth official:
Christian Lescano (Ecuador)[10]

Statistics

Overall
Statistic Chile Argentina
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 16 6
Shots on target 9 4
Ball possession 52% 48%
Corner kicks 4 7
Fouls committed 29 21
Yellow cards 4 3
Red cards 0 0

References

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  2. ↑ Including the final round of 1991 edition
  3. ↑ History of Copa América from 1975 (CONMEBOL)
  4. ↑ Previous name of Copa América
  5. ↑ All-time statistics of Copa América (RSSSF)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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