2-0, 3 wins in a row! The world's No. 1 broke out, Lautaro scored 4 goals in 3 games, and Messi came off the bench to defend the title

Chat about the ball in the middle of the mountain

2024-06-30 09:59

Euro 2024 is in full swing in Germany, and the 2024 Copa America is in full swing in the United States. The group stage of the European Championship has been completed and is entering a more intense knockout stage, while the group stage of the Copa America is underway. At 8 o'clock in the morning on June 30, Beijing time, the two matches of the third round of Group A of the Copa America were played at the same time, and the defending champion Argentina faced Peru.

Argentina won the 2021 Copa America, the 2022 Qatar World Cup, and the 2022 European and American Cup under the leadership of Scaloni. The 2024 Copa America consists of 10 South American teams and six teams from CONCACAF and the Caribbean, divided into four groups, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the quarterfinals.

Argentina is the biggest favorite to win the Copa America, according to the group draw, Argentina is in the half of the region without strong teams, in the lower half, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia three favorites to win the tournament. Argentina defeated Canada 2-0 and Chile 1-0 in the first two rounds of the group stage, scoring 3 goals and conceding 0 goals, ranking first in the group.

Argentina vs. Peru, Scaloni sent a starting lineup of 280 million euros as a pure substitute, Di Maria, Lautaro Martinez, Garnacho partnered in the front, Lo Celso, Paredes, Palacios sat in the midfield, Tagliafico, Otamendi, Pezzella, Montiel formed the defensive line, and Martinez guarded the door. Peru's starting lineup is worth only 15.6 million euros, Guerrero, Reina, Flores partner in the front, Lopez, Cartagena, Sonny, Peñaco in the midfield, Callens, Zambrano, Corso form the defensive line, and Galese guards the door.

At the beginning of the game, in the 11th minute, Garnacho broke through the inside cut on the left side and shot was blocked by the defender. In the 22nd minute, Di Maria sent a through ball and Lautaro Martinez stepped forward into the box and fired a one-hander that was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 26th minute, Argentina got a free kick opportunity in front, Paredes took a free kick and shot directly, and the ball was saved by the goalkeeper after going around the human wall. In the 40th minute, Di Maria's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 44th minute, Montiel broke through on the side and went down to the bottom of the triangle to return the pass, Lo Celso's follow-up shot was saved by the goalkeeper, but Garnacho's follow-up shot was high.

In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again, in the 47th minute, Argentina played a wonderful match in the front, Di Maria sent a direct pass, Lautaro Martinez successfully scored a single shot against offside, Argentina broke the deadlock, led Peru 1-0, Lautaro Martinez ran to the bench to hug Messi after scoring. In the 69th minute, Argentina won a penalty opportunity, Paredes hit the post and bounced off the penalty kick, Argentina missed a good opportunity to extend the score. In the 86th minute, Lautaro successfully grabbed the ball in front of the field and scored a volley in the penalty area, and finally Argentina beat Peru 2-0.

According to the post-match statistics, Argentina had 75% possession and 6 of the 12 shots on goal in the game, while Peru had 25% possession and 1 of 3 shots on target. After this battle, Argentina advanced to the knockout stage with a complete victory, and Peru was eliminated at the bottom of the rankings.

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