FULL TIME: Lionel Messi regrettably misses a masterpiece, Emiliano Martinez SHINES to help Argentina overcome its charming opponent Chile with a score of 1-0

Beating Chile 1-0 on the morning of June 26, Argentina became the first team to win a ticket to the quarter-finals of Copa America 2024.

Argentina won their second consecutive match and qualified for the quarter-finals of Copa America 2024. Photo: Copa America

FULL TIME!!! Argentina won 1-0 in a hard-fought match against Chile. The defending champions will be the first team to advance to the quarter-finals after two wins from two Games.

Minute 90+5: Di Maria ran down to face the goalkeeper, he could have shot immediately but chose to pass to Martinez. This striker could not get past goalkeeper Bravo.

The second half has 5 minutes of injury time.

Minute 88: GOAL!!!!! From a corner kick, Argentina had 2 consecutive shots before Martinez put the ball into the net in the confusion of the Chilean defense.

After consulting with the VAR team, the referee awarded the goal.

Minute 80: Messi brought the ball into the penalty area and had a chance to shoot but he chose to pass to Di Maria, causing the opportunity to unfortunately pass.

Argentina and Messi still lacked a bit of luck to open the score. Photo: AFA

Minute 72: Echeverria takes a shot from outside the box, but the ball goes straight to Martinez. This is Chile’s first shot.

Minute 61: From Messi’s assist, Gonzalez just finished diagonally, the ball hitting the Chilean crossbar.

Minute 50: Messi passed the ball to Molina for a tricky shot but could not beat goalkeeper Bravo.

09:05: Second half begins!!

End of first half!! All of Argentina’s passes found Messi but there were always 2 Chilean players marking the 37-year-old star. Argentina had 12 shots after the first 45 minutes, while Chile did not finish any.

No goals in the first half. Photo: AFA

The first half has 3 minutes of injury time.

Minute 37: Missed! Messi launched a daring long-range shot from about 20m away, the ball lightly hit the Chilean post in regret.

Minute 35: Argentina controlled the ball more and had 7 shots but could not threaten the opponent’s goal. Chile focused entirely on defense and could not finish.

Messi was closely followed. Photo: AFA

Minute 18: Because of Chile’s solid defense, Messi is being pulled deeper into midfield to support the play. The Argentina captain is still being surrounded by Chilean players.

Minute 10: Argentina tries to launch an attack but faces many difficulties. They try to find an opening but Chile is marking Messi very closely.

8:00: The match begins!!!

Squad

Chile: Bravo, Suazo, Diaz, Lichnovsky, Isla, Pulgar, Echeverria, Davila, Sanchez, Osorio, Vargas.

Chilean team lineup. Photo: Chilean Football Federation

Argentina: Martinez, Tagliafico, Martinez, Romero, Molina, McAllister, Enzo, De Paul, Gonzalez, Alvarez, Messi.

Argentina’s starting lineup. Photo: Argentine Football Federation

Pre-match information

This is the 30th meeting between the two teams in Copa America History. Chile are Argentina’s third most frequent opponents in the tournament, behind only Brazil (34) and Uruguay (32).

Argentina have never lost to Chile in the Copa America in regular time (W21, D8). However, they have twice fallen to their opponents on penalties in the final in 2015 and 2016.

Chile and Argentina are in contrasting form at the moment. In the last 5 matches, Argentina has a perfect record, while Chile has only enjoyed joy twice.