Held in check by the entry Chile (1-1), the Albiceleste this time kept its clean sheet to win against Uruguay (1-0).
Second match and first victory for Argentina in this Copa America, on the night from Friday to Saturday. Held in check by Chile for their entry into the running despite a sublime free kick from Lionel Messi, the Pulga teammates are already taking a big step towards qualifying for the quarter-finals (as a reminder, the top four in each pool of five earn the right to continue the adventure).
Albiceleste didn’t need much time to take the lead against Uruguay. As we play the 13th minute, Lionel Messi’s cross is headed by Guido Rodriguez to open the scoring.
The Betis midfielder’s goal will remain the only one of the game, despite attempts by Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani to try to bring back a Celeste who was playing her very first game in the tournament there.
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Opposite, Lionel Messi was once again very comfortable to allow Argentina to be dangerous on several occasions, without managing to score the goal of the break. A match that could have changed face if Cavani had been awarded the penalty claimed after contact with the scorer, Guido Rodriguez. Too little according to the referee of the meeting, Wilton Sampaio.
At the same time, Chile has also opened its victory counter in this tournament by having a team from Bolivia weakened by several cases of Covid-19 (1-0). Again, the opener, signed by Ben Brereton, came very early in the game, after only ten minutes of play. For its part, Bolivia still has no points after its inaugural defeat against Paraguay (1-3 ).
The next day of this group bringing together teams from the south of the continent will be held on the night of Monday to Tuesday, with a clash between Uruguay, in search of a first victory, and Chile. A little later in the night, Argentina will challenge Paraguay with the objective of asserting its supremacy on this group, while Bolivia will be exempted and will play its next match next Thursday, against Uruguay.
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