3.16pm ET 15:16
Hello and welcome. For Chile and Argentina, tonight’s the night: can a golden generation do what golden generations repeatedly don’t, and march off with a trophy?
It’s been 22 years since Argentina last won a major international trophy, which, for a side of their calibre, is patently absurd. All that quality, and nothing to show! Since Gabriel Batistuta et al beat Mexico 2-1 in 1993, they’ve lunged, flailed, and mispunched in tournament play, but this evening they can end two decades of disappointment and actually win a cup. They’ve been slowly moving through the gears here in Chile, and they looked ominous in a 6-1 semi-final tonking of Paraguay on Wednesday. Chile beware.
Hosts Chile – and this is truly ridiculous – have never won anything. One hundred and five years, more than 750 games, and their trophy cabinet is empty, barren and sad. But this is a team that bristles with spunk and skill, and tonight, led by their hugely impressive coach Jorge Sampaoli, they have the chance to make history. Win, and Santiago is going to be a party. Lose, and those cases of Chilean Merlot may very well stay corked.
It’s the final of the 2015 Copa América, and it’s live from the national stadium in Santiago. Kick off is 4pm ET, 9pm BST, it should be a cracker – and I’d love you to join me.
On Saturday, host nation Chile defeated Argentina 4–1 over penalties in the  , which was held in  located in the Chilean city of Santiago, to clinch the title for the very first time. 
File photo of Alexis Sanchez, who scored the winning penalty of the tournament. 

The first half saw 3 . In total, both halves, 49 fouls were committed. Nobody scored in the first half of the match. Chile had 57% possession of the ball. The second half saw 4 yellow cards, but neither team could find the net. Since the second half ended in 0–0, the match proceeded to . Gonzalo Higuaín missed some chances to score a goal for Argentina. Argentina has not won any major trophy in the past 22 years.

Chile began the penalty-shootout. Chilean players converted each penalty kick into goal, whereas except for FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi, no other Argentine could score a penalty. Misses by Higuaín and  turned out to be costly for Argentina and the final strike by Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez sealed the victory by the host nation. 

Chilean captain  won the golden glove trophy and  won top scorer award.

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Lionel Messi ()



 

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'''Man of the Match:'''
Arturo Vidal (Chile)

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Alexander Guzmán ()
Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)
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Christian Lescano ()