What Is The Revelation Of The Tournament That Colombian Striker Luis Diaz Won In The 2021 Copa America?

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JAKARTA - Colombian striker Luis Diaz has been named the Revelation of The Tournament Copa America 2021. What is it?

The 24-year-old closed the tournament with four goals and shares the place with Argentine superstar Lionel Messi as the top scorer of the 2021 Copa America, Antara reported from the official CONMEBOL website.

He scored two additional goals when he helped Colombia beat Peru 3-2 in the match for third place at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium, Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, 9 July.

The Porto forward also scored as Colombia faced Argentina in the semifinals, which ended in defeat on penalties.

Another goal was scored by Diaz with an acrobatic kick against Brazil in the preliminary phase of Group B.

Diaz is the only Colombian player who is able to break into the best 11 players for the 2021 Copa America Team of the Tournament.

Argentina, who came out victorious, put four players in the 2021 Copa America Team of the Year: goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, defender Cristian Romero, midfielder Rodrigo de Paul and Messi.

Brazil was represented by three players, namely Marquinhos, Casemiro and Neymar, while the other three slots were filled by Ecuadorian defender Pervis Estupinan, Chile defender Mauricio Isla and Peru midfielder Yoshimar Yotun.

Then, what is the Revelation of The Tournament Copa America 2021? This is an award given to players who rise to the top in the Latin American football tournament. And Diaz deserves this title because of his good action throughout the tournament.