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Two players sent off in first half of Copa America final

Marcelo Diaz and Marcos Rojo have both been sent to the showers in the first half of the Copa America final.

It looked as though Chile would play most of the Copa America final against Argentina shorthanded after Marcelo Diaz was sent off for a second yellow 28 minutes in.

But the midfielder was left off the hook thanks to Argentina's Marcos Rojo also being shown a red card shortly before halftime.

Diaz was booked for a foul on Lionel Messi when it seemed as though the defender may well have just been standing his ground.