QUITO (Ecuador): Six-time World Player of the Year Marta led the Brazilian women’s football team to a ninth Copa America title after a thrilling final between Brazil and Colombia, which ended in a 4-4 draw after extra time on Sunday. Brazil won the shootout to determine the winner, 5-4. In this match, Marta scored two goals (90+6, 105 minutes), Angelina (45+9 minutes), and Amanda Gutiérrez (80 minutes) each for Brazil, while Linda Caicedo (25 minutes), Turciane (69 minutes), Myra Ramírez (88 minutes), and Lysi Santos (115 minutes) scored for Colombia. Marta entered the field in the 82nd minute and gave the team a strong boost with a strong attack. She scored another goal in extra time to take the lead 4-3, but Colombia scored a goal in the end and draw the match. In the subsequent shootout, Brazilian goalkeeper Lorena da Silva saved two cructial shots and gave the team the victory.
This gave Brazil its fifth consecutive Copa America title. It is noteworthy that four of the last five finals have been won against Colombia. The 39-year-old Marta has already scored 122 goals in 206 international matches, and has also played in 6 World Cups and 6 Olympics. The Brazilian team, which lost to the United States in the final at the 2024 Paris Olympics and won silver, once again proved its dominance with this victory. This time Amanda Guterres became the top scorer in the tournament with 6 goals.
