Daniela Caracas (i) disputes the ball with the Brsaileña Dudinha in the final of the Copa América Women's 2025.
Photo: EFE – Vicente Costales
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The Women's Copa América final was a show of emotions. Eight goals, three times Colombia up on the scoreboard and an illusion that seemed to take definitive form. But it wasn't enough. The tricolor ended up seeing how the title escaped once more.
Despite the offensive proposal and the delivery of the team, Brazil always found a way to balance the score and took the game on extra time. From the twelve steps, luck was not on the coffee side either. Manuela Pavi, Leicy Santos and Jorelyn Carabalí's failures made a difference.
While the Brazilians celebrated their ninth continental title, the Colombian team had to resign itself to another runner -up. The dream of lifting the Women's Copa América is still not fulfilled, despite the obvious growth of the team and the high football level shown in Ecuador.
The closure of the game left an image that turned on the controversy. While the teams waited for the awards ceremony, the Brazilian Doubt Rodrigues – known as Doubinha – was recorded with her cell phone, focused on Colombian players by processing defeat.
He published the video on Tiktok accompanied by the text “Almost.” The gesture, which was perceived as mockery, caused immediate outrage in social networks, where several users pointed out the lack of respect and questioned the attitude of the young footballer.
Doubinha's behavior contrasted with his performance on the court. He started in the decisive party, but his performance was far from decisive. Coach Arthur Elías decided to replace it before the end of the first half, after an opaque presentation.
He barely gave three passes and only one of them was precise. His role was secondary in the conquest of the title and his prominence was limited to a controversial gesture that has tarnished the Brazilian celebration for many fans.
It was not the first provocative gesture that a Brazilian player had during the Women's Copa América in Ecuador 2025, because when Colombia and Brazil faced each other in the group stage, the historic Marta Vietira also had a gesture that unleashed controversy.
During a moment of tension Marta raised eight fingers as a sign of the titles obtained by the Canarinha. That provocation also generated discomfort in Colombian bias.
Overcome the bitter drink, the tricolor is already clear about its next challenge: the Conmebol Women's League 2025-26. This new tournament will be key to defining the South American classification to the 2027 Women's World Cup. His first match will be against Peru in the Pascual Guerrero of Cali.
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