Argentina coach Gerardo Martino has revealed that he and his coaching staff tried to stop Carlos Tevez taking a penalty in the country's 5-4 shootout victory over Colombia in the Copa America.
Argentina's quarterfinal meeting with Colombia went to penalties after a goalless 90 minutes and Tevez stepped up to score the decisive spot kick.
The striker, who will be joining Boca Juniors from Juventus this summer, missed for Argentina in the 2011 Copa America against Uruguay, and Martino had doubts about Tevez's state of mind on Friday.
"Football is like that sometimes," the Albiceleste boss said. "I didn't put Tevez in among the first five penalties because he had missed in the previous Copa America.
"We tried to prevent him having to go up and take one but eventually it came around to him. That's football, and tomorrow's headlines will all be about redemption."
Martino added: "We bossed the 90 minutes. I think we neutralised them in the way we pressed. I remember Colombia having a headed chance from a corner and that was about it.
"David Ospina was the main figure on the pitch, but there have been many games in the past like this one. Sometimes you don't get what you should for dominating, and I cannot imagine what it would have been like if we were sat here now talking about a defeat.
"If there was one failure today it was that we didn't score, but that's part of the game. But the fact we have played like we have is a positive."