August 4-Superstar Marta helped Brazil to keep their South American crown and won a penalty shootout 5-4 against Colombia after a dramatic 4-4 draw in the final of the Copa America.
Marta was the protagonist and savior of Brazil in a final that went to the thread with two late goals. The veteran star of Brazil had started the final on the couch before she saved her side with a 96th minute equalizer after Colombia took the lead three times to take the game to extra time.
Her strike was amazing: half a volley from outside the box that she shot with precision in the back of the net.
Marta then laid Brazil in the 105th minute, but Colombia Groef deep to be the same by Leicy Santos. In the Penalty Shootout, Marta missed the Spotkick who would have reached the championship while Kathe Tapia parried her attempt, but in the end had the upper hand to claim a record -ninning continental title.
“When she missed the penalty, there were other players who could have led Brazil to the title, and that has always been the case in women’s football,” said Brazilian manager Arthur Elias.
“It was never just Marta, and she never wanted that. And to be with her is impressive: her humility, her comrading, her quality.
“World football has his greatest icon. She is historical, but it is a collective game. For years it was very difficult for her to have this responsibility to change women’s football in Brazil, and it’s not about that, but about investments and respect, and on the field it is no different. They are always together.”
The win with rubber stamped Brazili’s dominance of the South American women’s game. It was their record title Ninth Copa America. Since the Maiden edition of the tournament in 1991, Brazil has released in every final and only lost the 2006 final of Argentina.
It was the fourth time that Colombia and Brazil played each other in the final after 2010, 2014 and 2022. The couple was rewarded with a place in the Women’s Tournament at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028.
A year before the LA podium, Brazil organizes the World Cup world of 2027, the first time that the tournament has been performed in South America. Marta has said earlier that her participation in the final will depend on the timing of her desire to become a mother.
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