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Di Maria recovers from finals drama with Copa America title
AP Published in Ahram Online on 11 - 07 - 2021

Angel Di Maria once admitted that he sought out a psychologist to help him deal with the trauma of his performance in finals. He overcame that stigma on Saturday with the goal that gave Argentina a 1-0 victory over Brazil in the final of the Copa America at the Maracana Stadium.
``I can't cry, I can't fall, we dreamed so much of achieving this. So many people said I shouldn't come back, I kept banging my head against the wall and today it happened,`` the veteran winger said after the match in Rio de Janeiro. His goal gave Argentina its first major title in 28 years.
Argentina's winner came in the 22nd minute after Rodrigo de Paul made a long pass to Di Maria. The 33-year-old striker counted on poor defending by Brazil left-back Renan Lodi to take control and lob it past goalkeeper Ederson.
Di Maria, captain Lionel Messi and striker Sergio Aguero are the sole survivors of the squad that lost the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil. They also experienced defeat against Chile in the deciders of Copa America in 2015 and 2016.
The winger had several setbacks due to injury.
``(Messi) said `thank you' and I said `thank you' to him. He told me it was going to be my final,`` an emotional Di Maria said. ``Soccer is like this, comebacks are like this and it had to be today.''
Di Maria didn't play in the 2014 World Cup final due to an injury in the quarterfinals against Belgium. One year later, another muscle injury forced him out during the Copa America final against Chile. He was also unfit during the Copa America Centenario decider in 2016.
That is when Di Maria started seeing a psychiatrist. Argentina fans wanted him out of the squad, but he turned the tables on them on Saturday, despite the fact he started the tournament as a substitute.
.Di Maria promised more joy for Argentina fans after the Copa title Saturday.
``This is enough to continue here. The World Cup is coming soon, and this is a great push,`` he said.
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