Play special bets to get you excited for the Copa final

Ángel di María bids farewell to the Argentina national team, and Lionel Messi wants his friend to leave with another major tournament win.

On 15 July, Argentina will face Colombia in the Copa América final. Argentina have reached the final of the South American continental tournament for the second year in a row, while Colombia have this time advanced after claiming bronze in 2021.

According to bookmakers‘ odds, Argentina are the favourites to win the Copa final, with 22bet offering odds of 2.10. Colombia’s win is available at odds of 4.26.

Now, of course, the football world is once again focused on Argentina. The Lionel Messi-led Albiceleste will be playing in their third World Cup final in a row, having won the Copa America in 2021 and the World Cup in Qatar a year later. With these trophies, Lionel Messi has collected the missing prizes in his unparalleled career and can now claim to be the only man in the world to have achieved everything that can be achieved in football.

Will Argentina get a masterclass?

The last time we saw the Spanish national team win three world championships in a row, it was the Spanish national team. Spain’s golden generation followed up their 2008 European Championship victory with a World Cup win in 2010 and another in 2012. Argentina can now replicate that unprecedented run if they can beat Colombia.

Messi and Di María in the spotlight

It was no secret before the tournament that veteran Ángel Di María would be leaving the national team after the Copa América. Di María has won everything with the gauchos, so his medal collection is already complete, but of course he would be delighted to win this Copa.
This time, team captain Lionel Messi found his own motivation in giving his good friend and old comrade-in-arms a fitting send-off.

Di María is the man to beat in the finals

The 36-year-old Di María is a true specialist in the big finals. 2008-
In 2008, he scored the winning goal in the Olympic final, and he scored the winning goal in the 2021 Copa América final. He continued his run in the 2022 World Cup final, scoring again, this time against France.

Although Di María is no longer an unmissable player for Argentina, it is almost impossible for him not to play against Colombia.
And if he does and Argentina play a good game, he could well score. From a penalty, for example. While it’s true that Lionel Messi is the executioner in the team, it wouldn’t be a surprise if he were to hand the opportunity to Di María this time.
And such a scenario could pay very well indeed, with bookmakers paying seven times the odds on Di María scoring.