Argentina beats Uruguay in penalties, finishes third in Copa America Femenina 2025

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Argentina's dream of reaching a fifth Copa America Femenina final might have been crushed by Colombia, but it got some reprieve on Friday, winning the third-place match against Uruguay in Quito.

Argentina had lost the semifinal on penalties, but this time, it ended on the other side of the result, winning the contest 5-4 against Uruguay. The result meant the Argentines finished third in consecutive editions of the tournament.

"I think they have surpassed my dream. This team leaves the Copa América undefeated, and that is a source of pride," Germán Portanova, Argentina's head coach, said after the match.

"Uruguay is a team that competes very well. It was a close match; we knew it was going to be really tough."

Aldana Cometti opened the scoring for Argentina in the 24th minute before Esperanza Pizarro restored parity 11 minutes later. Juliana Viera netted another for Uruguay at the brink of half-time, pushing the Argentines to the back foot.

Just when it looked like Uruguay would win the match - it would have been its joint-best finish since 2006 -- it conceded a penalty with about 10 minutes left before the full-time whistle.

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Florencia Bonsegundo converted from the spot, and nothing separating the two sides in extra time took the match into spot-kicks.

Argentina converted all its penalties, while Stephanie Lacoste's miss for the Uruguayans in the fourth round of kicks handed a well-fought victory to the Albiceleste.

"We know that Uruguay is tough. I congratulate them for their grit; they are a team that, if they keep working, can go far. We wanted everything, in the end, that's how football is," Cometti said.

"We didn't want to go to penalties, but we managed to win today. I wish it had happened in the last match. We're happy," she said.

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