After 120 minutes of a goalless but heated final between two of the best teams of the tourney at Estadio Nacional Julio Martيnez Prلdanos, Arsenal forward Alexis Sلnchez chipped the winning penalty for the hosts to win their first major trophy on Saturday.
Gonzalo Higuaيn and his teammate ةver Banega missed penalties in the shoot-out, which was followed by La Roja's winning penalty and celebration with thousands of fans present at the stadium in the Chilean capital Santiago.
In spite of Argentinian captain Lionel Messi's only score from the spot, Gerardo Martino's squad emerged second at the tournament and ended La Albiceleste's 22-year quench for a trophy drought.
The Copa América is an international football competition contested between men's national football teams of the South American Football Confederation, determining the continental champion of South America. It is the oldest international continental football competition.