The dreams of Argentine legend Lionel Messi in crowning his first title with his country were not enough to win the Copa America title against stubborn rival Chile, to stop the Tango dancers’ celebrations in the final match.
The match between them was held on the “MetLife” stadium during the holy month of Ramadan, on June 27, 2016, as part of the Copa America final, and we show you its details in the next report.
The offensive start of the Argentine national team
The match started with a great offensive pressure from the Argentine national team, which almost resulted in an early goal for the Tango dancers in the 21st minute, after Gonzalo Higuain alone, goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, after a fatal mistake from the Chilean defense, but the Napoli striker went past the post, to miss the opportunity of a certain goal.
The Argentine team continued its attack on Chile, which prompted Marcelo Diaz to make a mistake against Tango captain Lionel Messi, to get the second yellow card in the 27th minute, and his team completes the match with 10 players.
In the last minutes of the first half, Marcos Rojo received the red card after a violent intervention on Vidal, with both teams completing the match with ten men.
A negative tie prevails in the second half
The second half witnessed a great defensive prowess from the two teams, as the first serious shots between the standing players and the crossbar came in the 80th minute, through Vargas, but it found Argentine goalkeeper Romero her lookout.
The Argentine team responded quickly, after a successful dribbling from Aguero, but his shot went off target, and Alexis Sanchez almost surpassed Argentina with a goal in the lost time without the Tango dancers’ brilliance in their exit, to end the second half with a goalless draw and the two teams resorted to additional runs.
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Offensive infertility dominates the extra stages
A fiery start in the first overtime, with a powerful header from Sanchez, but Romero managed to tackle it brilliantly, bravo replying with brilliance in taking out Aguero’s header, with his fingertips before hitting the crossbar and out of the green rectangle.
The Argentine team continued to put constant pressure on defenses, but without its attackers being able to shake Bravo, the two teams ruled out a penalty shootout.
Luck opposes Messi’s dreams in a penalty shootout
Fidel wasted the first penalty kick for Chile, after a wonderful response from Romero, to Messi to return the match to the tie point again, after he lost the first goal of the Argentine team, as he toppled the top of the crossbar.
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Bravo managed to tackle Argentina’s fourth penalty kick, after Lucas Pele carried out, before Silva scored the winning kick for Chile, to finish 4-2, to crown Chile with the Copa America title, and Messi’s dreams to lead the tango dancers to the podium were wasted with his shot.
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