10-man Colombia edges Uruguay, advances to Copa final

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Jefferson Lerma headed in James Rodriguez's corner kick late in the first half and 10-man Colombia held on to reach its first Copa America final in 23 years with a 1-0 victory over Uruguay on Wednesday in Charlotte.

Colombia was considerably the better team for the opening 45 minutes, only to be forced to hold on after Daniel Munoz received his second booking for an elbow throw