Martinez snatches win for Argentina in Copa America

Martinez scored during the 112th minute of extra time in the thrilling Copa América final, leading Argentina to a thrilling win over Colombia. 

Paredes helped to win the ball at midfield. Lo Celso then tipped it into the path of Martinez, who was one-on-one with Vargas. The Colombian keeper sprawled downward, and Martinez put it right over him.

Lionel Messi had to be substituted off in the second half due to an injury, he first sustained in the first half. After neither of the teams managed to find a goal in 90 minutes, the game headed into extra-time.

Earlier, tournament organisers halted entry into the ground and delayed kick-off of the South American football showpiece by 30 minutes after throngs of fans were kept waiting at entry gates. The game finally started at 7:22am (Bangladesh Time).

A statement by Copa America organisers on X, formerly Twitter, appeared to suggest the chaos had been caused by unticketed fans attempting to gain entry.