Copa America: Diaz helps Colombia clinch third place

Luis Diaz scored a superb second-half brace as Colombia came from behind to secure a last-gasp 3-2 win over Peru in their Copa America third-place playoff here.

The Porto winger struck in the 66th and 94th minutes to take his personal tally for the tournament to four goals, leaving him as the joint top scorer alongside Lionel Messi on Friday, reports Xinhua.

“We’ve been able to come together as a team and show great unity all throughout the tournament,” Diaz said after the match. “It makes me very proud to be a part of this team and achieve what we have.”

Yoshimar Yotun opened the scoring for Peru just before halftime when he received Christian Cueva’s slide-rule pass and slotted a low shot past goalkeeper Camilo Vargas.

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