The striker of the Argentine National Team and Boca, Yamila Rodríguez, finished as the top scorer in the women’s Copa América, a privilege that had not been held by an albiceleste since 2003.
The missionary converted six goals in six games and climbed to the top of the scorers table, as Marisol Medina also knew how to do in 2003: she scored seven goals in five games and was the first player to break the Brazilian hegemony.
Yamila Rodríguez kept the distinction after celebrating a double against Paraguay (3 A 1) in the fight for third place, where Argentina secured the ticket for the 2023 Australia-New Zealand World Cup, the fourth in its history .
The champions were once again the Brazilians, who defeated the local Colombia 1-0 in the final. Debinha, who scored the title goal through a penalty, and her partner Adriana, escorted Rodríguez in the scoring table with five goals each.
“I can’t believe it. We were able to overcome the result and now we are world-wide. Thank God, the goal was opened for me. They wanted to grab me from everywhere, but they couldn’t, I think I never gave up,” declared the Xeneize figure after the match.
And he added: “We went into halftime with a goal against, but we knew we could turn the game around and we did that. It’s all our effort, the coaching staff and the people who follow us.”