Chile won the Copa America for the first time in its history
after a dramatic penalty shootout against Lionel Messi's Argentina in the final
in Santiago Saturday. A tight match had ended goalless after extra time, paving
the way for the spot kicks where the host excelled. It is Chile’s first ever international
trophy in Football. In the final match played at Santiago de Chile, the hosts
defeated 14 times champion Argentina by 4-1 goals in the penalty shootout as
regular match had ended in a goal-less draw. In the penalty shootout Matías
Fernández, Arturo Vidal, Alexis Sanchez and Charles Aránguiz of Chilean team
scored 1 goal each. While from Argentina team only Lionel Messi scored goal in
the penalty shoot. About Copa America title The Copa America (means America Cup
in Spanish and Portuguese) title is an international football competition. The
present tournament format was restructured in 1993 which involves 12 teams.
These teams compete at venues in a host nation over a period of one month.
Uruguay has won this title for record 15 times. Messi was the only Argentine to convert his kick, but Chile
was successful with all its four, the clinching effort from Alexis Sanchez
sparking wild scenes of celebration in the Estadio Nacional.
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