Copa America: Chile beat Colombia to set up final with Argentina

June 23, 2016 11:19

Chile stormed into the Copa America final, beating Colombia 2-0 in a weather-disrupted semi-final on Wednesday that took more than four hours to complete.

The summit clash will now be a repeat of last year's Copa America final, with defending champions Chile meeting Argentina on Sunday.

Chile, who had destroyed Mexico 7-0 in the quarter-final on Saturday, picked up from where they left off, scoring twice in the opening 11 minutes to take a firm grip on the contest.

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Charles Aranguiz opened the scoring in the seventh minute before Jose Pedro Fuenzalida made it 2-0 after 11 minutes.

But the explosive start to the contest was overshadowed by a powerful electrical thunderstorm that rolled into downtown Chicago and halted play at half-time.

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