The Colombian women's team is out to defeat Brazil, whom they have been unable to defeat, in the Copa América final.

A Colombia led by Linda Caicedo , the main figure and top scorer for her national team, will try to pull off a surprise this Saturday and achieve its first title in the Women's Copa América against the all-powerful Brazil, which will have the historic Marta, winner of three continental titles.

The team coached by Ángelo Marsiglia drew 0-0 against Venezuela in their debut, thrashed Paraguay 4-1, and inflicted the biggest defeat of the tournament, 8-0 against Bolivia ; they drew 0-0 with Brazil and in the semifinals drew 0-0 against Argentina, but won 5-4 on penalties.

Facing the 'verdeamarela', champion in eight of the nine editions played and runner-up in 2006 (against Argentina), the Colombians hope to break the curse of their three previous final appearances (2010, 2014 and 2022), in which they lost precisely to Brazil.

“It will be a very mental match; in fact, of the last few matches I've been able to coach this team, that match against Brazil was the one I liked the most because from the first minute we came out with that conviction of wanting to win the match, we even outplayed Brazil, even though it was 11 against 11. Because of football, we couldn't achieve that. We lowered our intensity against Argentina, and that cost us. We can't let up,” Marsiglia said on Caracol Radio.

The Canarinha are the big favorites, after four wins so far and a draw, precisely against Colombia, and with a very well-assembled squad, led by 'Marta Maravilla', as the legendary footballer is nicknamed, who at 39 years of age aspires to add another title to an incomparable list of achievements – which also includes a Champions League, a Libertadores and three Olympic silver medals (including that of Paris 2024).

The team led by Arthur Elías defeated Venezuela 2-0 in their Group B debut, thrashed Bolivia 6-0, Paraguay 4-1, and Uruguay 5-1 in the semifinals.

Brazil's collective strength starts with its goalkeepers, Lorena and Cláudia , and extends to its forwards, with an average of three goals scored per game, and its coach fielded almost all of his players.

In addition to the historic Marta, Brazil has the tournament's second-highest scorer, Amanda Gutierrez , with five goals; she is joined by Atlético de Madrid forward Gio, who scored a goal in the semifinal against Uruguay, and Real Madrid players Yasmim, who scored two of the four goals against Paraguay, and Antonia Silva.

But Colombia also assembled a defensive system that was only defeated once by Paraguayan youth striker Claudia Martínez, the tournament's top scorer with six goals.

In Colombia, Real Madrid striker Linda Caicedo, the national team's main figure and top scorer, shines brightly with three goals, but every player has made their contribution.

The team is focused on finally defeating the Brazilians and celebrating the coveted yet elusive title.

For Marsiglia, it all comes down to focus and the winning mentality she's been instilling in her players.

"We have to go into that match with a full attitude, wanting to win that Cup and make history. That's the internal narrative within the group... We want to bring the title back to the country for the first time, and hopefully on Saturday we can shout "champions," added coach Marsiglia, who revealed yesterday that several players aren't 100 percent fit, but he hoped they would recover for this decisive clash.

He also highlighted the team's preparedness for penalties, as demonstrated against Argentina, should they ever reach that stage.