Brazil beats Colombia in the final to win the Women’s Copa America

Brazil beat Colombia 1-0 on Saturday night (30) and won the Copa América women’s football. The goal was scored by Debinha, from a penalty, in the first half. The match was played in the city of Bucaramanga, in the country of the runners-up, host of the competition.

It is the eighth time that Braisl has won the Copa América in nine editions of the tournament. The country only didn’t win in 2006, when the title went to Argentina.

National team coach, Sweden’s Pia Sundhage is the first woman to win the competition in this position.

The victory rewards an impeccable campaign by Brazil. In six games, the team scored 20 goals and did not concede any. He won all the matches, had the best attack and the best defense.

On this night, however, Brazil was not left. The game, in fact, was complicated. Pushed by their fans, Colombia made things difficult for the Brazilians.

The first half of the final was truncated, with few chances for both teams. Colombia even finished more. In the 38th minute, however, Debinha was brought down by Manuela Vanegas inside the area. penalty She charged herself and opened the scoring.

The partial advantage gave some tranquility to the Brazilian team, which played better in the first part of the second stage and had chances to increase the score. Colombia, on the other hand, tried to pressure at the end, when it was superior. He kept the ball more and risked shots from afar, but he couldn’t change the result.

As the finalists of the competition, Brazil and Colombia guaranteed a spot in the Paris Olympics in 2024. They are also guaranteed in the 2023 World Cup, along with the third place in the tournament, Argentina. Paraguay, who finished fourth, will seek qualification in the repechage.