Brazil and Colombia played a tense game in the decision of the America Women’s Cup, which had aggressions, twists, brightness of Marta and penalty shootout. At the end of the confrontation at Casa Blanca stadium in Quito, the score pointed out a 5-4 triumph of the yellow-green formation in the penalty brand, after a 4-4 draw.
The Colombians even felt the taste of what would be their first achievement in the competition. Then, Marta appeared, who scored in the last bid of the second half and forced the extension, in which she returned to swing the net. But Leicy Santos hit a free kick in the second extra time, which made the tiebreaker kicks.
Marta herself had the ball of the championship and hit badly, stopping in the goalkeeper Tapia. The dispute continued to the eighth round of collection. Luany hit the network for Brazil, which featured a Lorena defense in the conclusion of Carabali to finally end a decision that extended from afternoon to Saturday night (2) in Ecuador.
The selection, thus, with enormous difficulty, maintained its hegemony on the continent. There are now nine achievements in ten editions of the Copa America, inaugurated in 1991 – the exception was in 2006, with a triumph of Argentina.
In Saturday’s decision, the team directed by Arthur Elias started very badly and had to run after much time. He sought the draw three times – with Angelina, Amanda Gutierres, and finally Martha – until he passes the front in overtime. But the end of the game still reserved emotions …
The final was expected since the beginning of the event, with the Colombians already well established as the main threat to Brazilian women in South America. The last duel was a reprint of what defined the previous dispute in 2022.
In 2025, Brazil’s campaign only did not have 100% use precisely because of a 0 to 0 with Colombia, in the group stage. At the time, the goalkeeper Lorena was expelled 23 minutes into the first half, which forced future champions to adopt cautious behavior – the draw assured her the first place of the key.
Already in the decision, the first half was clear dominance of Colombia. Brazil entered the field apatheticly, as if playing a friendly. His opponents won each dispute and created repeated opportunities, in front of a team that could not have the ball and had flaws in the marking.
Loboa and Caicedo had a good chance until the score was moved 25 minutes into Caicedo finishing, with incredible freedom at the entrance of the small area. The situation was so bad that Arthur Elias decided to make changes before the break, exchanging Fê Palermo and Dudinha for Isa Haas and Amanda Gutierres.
The selection was reborn in additions, when Colombian Carabali assaulted Gio Garbelini inside the area. Caught by the video referee, he escaped to be expelled, but saw Angelina tied the duel on the penalty hit at 54. By the time, the match had already performed a series of disputes outside the game bid, with crashes and pushes.
Elijah’s commanders alternated apathy with the ball rolling and nervousness about the game standing, something he sought to adjust in the 15 minutes of pause. The team came back better and came to dominate the actions, but continued to make mistakes and have the need to run after the marker.
At 24, when he looked near the turn, he took a goal against Tarciane, in a clumsy attempt to retreat to the goalkeeper Lorena. Amanda Gutierres tied at 35, with great domain and left -footed kick, but new hesitation offered a counterattack to Colombia, well armed with Caicedo and well completed by Mayra Ramírez at 43.
That’s when Marta went into action, which had entered the field at 36. The referee had promised six minutes of additions, and the ball offered to the acem in the sixth. She hit from outside the area and forced the extension. In the first extra time, at 15, he missed head and scored on his own right.
Then it was Colombia’s turn to run after and reach the draw, ten minutes into the second half, in a great lack of Leicy Santos.
On penalties, the Colombians were ahead after an Angelina mistake, which had the kick defended by Tapia. But Pavi and Leicy Santos also failed, which gave Marta the chance to end the championship.
The ace was wrong and had to count on her mates. Luana scored, Lorena defended, and Brazil raised the trophy.
