On the morning of June 26, Beijing time, the second round of the group stage of the 2024 Copa America began, and the defending champion Argentina welcomed the second opponent of this Copa America, the strong Chilean team. Messi, who has just eaten the cake for his 37th birthday, will meet the bitter master who has let him fall to the closest place to the championship in two consecutive Copa America, and he will also meet his old teammates Sanchez and Budavo who were in Barcelona. Compared with Messi, the football king who has reached the age of 37 and is now ready to carry the Paozawa brothers, Sanchez, who is one and a half years younger than Messi, and Budavo, who is four years older than Messi, are still struggling to defend the Chilean team one after another. It is undeniable that Argentina has gradually completed the renewal after winning the Copa America and the World Cup under the leadership of Messi, but Chile, which has no successor, is obviously no longer the team that can beat Argentina in two consecutive Copa America finals......
The battle is imminent, obviously not the time to talk about old friends and friendship, defeating the opponent and avenging the "revenge" of the two arrows in the Copa America final may be the first task, and it is also a kind of respect for the old friend who is the opponent. With the whistle of Uruguayan referee Andrés Madonte, the match between the two sides officially began. In the cheers of tens of thousands of fans at the New Jersey Metropolitano Stadium packed in the stands, Argentina frequently put pressure on the hinterland of the Chilean penalty area with its overall strength advantage. As an old rival, Chile has defused Argentina's threat again and again through tough confrontations. To tell the truth, Uruguayan referee Andres's law enforcement scale is indeed a little loose, and the large-scale actions of both sides are somewhat frightening.
As the scale of the opponent's actions became larger and larger, Messi couldn't help but complain to the referee to express his dissatisfaction. The game then fell into a stalemate. In the 21st minute of the game, Gonzalez broke through the left side and passed back to the middle of the penalty area, and Alvarez, who was outflanked in the penalty area, pushed the dead corner, and the ball was defused by Budavo on the ground, and the little spider missed an excellent opportunity to score......
In the 23rd minute of the game, Messi received the ball on the side and was put down by Suazzo from behind, and Messi who got up lifted his trouser leg to show the opponent's foul, so anxious that Scaloni protested loudly on the sidelines, and the referee still did not say anything! After a brief treatment by the team doctor, Messi returned to the pitch.
In the 28th minute of the game, Suazzo flew to block De Paul's shot, but after falling to the ground, he was stepped on the ankle firmly by De Paul, who fell to the ground, and a scream was terrifying. I really don't know if this guy De Paul is "avenging" his big brother Messi. Five minutes ago, it was this Suazzo who brought down Messi on the wing, causing Argentine fans to break out in a cold sweat.
In the 35th minute of the game, Messi suddenly shot a cold arrow on the periphery of the penalty area, and the ball went straight to the corner of the goal, but unfortunately hit the right post and popped up, and Argentina once again missed the goal...... I have to admit that the "toughness" of the Chileans paid off! With their ferocious pressing defence, Argentina's offensive has suffered the same problems as Brazil and Costa Rica.
In the first half of the game, Chile was stunned to block Argentina's 13 shots with 30% possession and a non-shooting, in addition to the wonderful play of the goalpost and Budavo, there is also the brutality of the Chileans who are almost hand-to-hand! At the end of the 45th minute, the two sides walked into the halftime lounge with a score of 0-0. How to break the game in the second half, presumably let Scaloni ponder it carefully, and Messi must quickly massage his thighs, and there must be a fierce battle in the second half, Messi's thighs can not be any wrong...... If the referee continues to insist on the law enforcement scale of not having a yellow card in the first half, I can't imagine what will happen on the field!
In the second half, Argentina continued to besiege Chile with high pressure, and the Chilean team continued to make the Argentines extremely uncomfortable with the toughness of the first half. In the 48th minute of the game, Messi shared the ball in the middle, and Molina, who rushed into the penalty area at high speed on the right side, was blocked by Budavo with a violent volley. Although he tried his best to keep the goal open, the 41-year-old veteran goalkeeper Budavo was also smothered by Molina's kick......
In the 54th minute of the game, Chile's frontcourt attack was broken, and De Paul immediately launched a quick counterattack after breaking the ball. I have to say that if you don't show a yellow card again, I'm afraid that the game will go into an uncontrollable situation. At this moment, Scaloni also had to get up and have an exchange with the fourth official of the match on the sidelines......
In the 60th minute of the game, after McAllister missed a single shot, Gonzalez's close-range shot was held up to the crossbar by Budava's fingertips! At this moment, Argentina has almost 20 shots on goal! And the Chilean team still hasn't had a shot on goal yet! At this moment, Scaloni waved the flag, Enzo Fernandez dismounted, and the veteran Lo Celso went into battle; At the same time, Chile also made substitutions, with veteran Sanchez being replaced and Borados coming off the bench...... Argentina had to continue to play tough battles, and the 37-year-old Messi was also tired and panting.
In the 71st minute of the game, the Chilean team launched an attack in the front, and Echeverria shot straight to the goal from outside the penalty area.
In the 73rd minute of the game, Scaloni made adjustments again, the little spider Alvarez and Gonzalez were replaced, and Inter Milan striker Lautaro and executive deputy king Di Mania came on the field. Scaloni blows the final trumpet!
In the final stage of the game, Molina and Tagliafico were replaced, and Montiel and Acuña came on. At the last moment, the two teams began to let go of the game, and I have to say that the players of the Chilean team were really resistant, and after being almost beaten by Argentina for 80 minutes, they still had the physical strength to play against Argentina at the last moment!
In the 88th minute of the game, Argentina won a corner kick opportunity. Messi's corner kick was hoisted into the penalty area, triggering a big battle in the small penalty area in front of the Chilean team, the ball went around and around in front of the substitute Lautaro, and the Inter Milan striker scored through the goal guarded by Budava with one foot! 1 to 0! Argentina finally took the lead after 21 shots on goal! And the Chilean team, after resisting almost the whole game, was broken through!
In the 5th minute of stoppage time, after Lautaro, who scored in the last minute of the regular game, wasted a great opportunity to expand the score, Uruguayan referee Andres blew the whistle for the end of the game, and Argentina defeated Chile 1-0 with Lautaro Martinez's substitute goal, won two consecutive victories, and locked the top spot in the group ahead of schedule! Messi also received this precious birthday gift on the third day of his 37th birthday!
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