Dear Gonzalo,
Hi. It’s Leo (Messi). How are you? I am fine.
Category: Copa America
The Copa America Centenario Group O’ Death Scale
First things first, yes they just did a Copa America last year and yes they’re holding this special 100th anniversary edition in the United States, a country that has only participated three times and hasn’t been asked back until now after offending CONMEBOL by sending a weak squad that finished dead last in 2007. The answer to all questions that sentence presents is “money.”
The draw for this $pecial Copa America was held in New York on Sunday night and it was immediately decided that the U.S. had yet again landed in the Group of Death™. But is this the truth or just a tired ploy to squeeze pageviews out of an ambivalent American public and manufacture hype before a major tournament? This is where DT’s patented Group O’ Death Scale comes in handy. Let’s put it to use.
Gonzalo Higuain, Destroyer of Dreams, strikes again
With Chile and Argentina scoreless in the Copa America final, Gonzalo Higuain, a man who will never be confused with King Midas, replaced Kun Aguero in the 74th minute. Carlos Tevez, meanwhile, remained on the bench. This proved to be a huge, huge mistake.
DTotD: Gary Medel kicks Leo Messi in the stomach, only gets a yellow
In the first half of Chile and Argentina’s frenetic Copa America final, Gary Medel kicked Lionel Messi in the stomach. The surprise here was not that Gary Medel would do this, but that he was only shown a yellow card for it.
Al Pacino tells Argentina’s national team how much he loves them ahead of Copa America final
Today in unexpected messages of support, we have Al Pacino expressing his love for Argentina ahead of their Copa America final against Chile.
This makes a whole lot more sense when you know that Pacino is dating actress Lucila Sola, who is from Argentina and has apparently gotten the Oscar winning actor to watch her national team play.
Lionel Messi put on a show in Argentina’s Copa America semifinal blowout
Argentina beat Paraguay 6-1 in the Copa America semifinals. Lionel Messi did not score any of those goals, but he still won man of the match with a hat trick of assists and a jumble of Paraguayan body parts left in his wake (see above).
Some Messi-lights….
Chile reach Copa America final with stunning goal from distance
Host nation Chile have happened to reached the Copa America final for the first time since 1987 after beating 10-man Peru 2-1 to continue their run of favorable calls from the officials.
Dunga blames virus for Brazil going out of Copa America on penalties against Paraguay…again
For the second straight Copa America, Brazil were eliminated by Paraguay with a woeful penalty shootout display. They had a lead from the 15th minute thanks to a Robinho (yes, that Robinho) goal, but Paraguay equalized from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute, sending the match to penalties. Brazil made their first spot kick, but flat out missed two of their next three.
Here’s the shootout in its entirety…
Here’s the insane shootout between Argentina and Colombia
Argentina and Colombia needed a shootout to decide who would go on the Copa America semifinals — a shootout that, for a time, seemed like an elaborate prank being perpetrated by the players.
DTotD: Chile’s Gonzalo Jara gets Edinson Cavani sent off with a bad touch
Chile beat defending Copa America champions Uruguay 1-0 in an expectedly feisty quarterfinal match. With Luis Suarez unavailable to lead everyone down the path of anarchy, the responsibility fell to everyone else. And in the 62nd minute, Edinson Cavani was shown a second yellow for slapping Chile’s Gonzalo Jara in the face.
But what the referee and the initial camera angle didn’t catch was where Jara’s hand was before Cavani slapped him…