At 8 a.m. on June 30, Beijing time, the final round of Group A of the Copa America was contested, and in a key battle, ten-man Chile drew with Canada and missed the top 8, while Canada qualified second in the group; In the other game, Argentina defeated Peru and won three consecutive victories to qualify for the first place in the group!
Argentina 2-0 Peru
In this campaign, Peru, which has been out, fought for honor; The Pampas Eagles, who qualified ahead of schedule, rotated in a large area, and Messi, De Paul and other main players were all absent. Before the game, Messi was also surrounded by the media on the bench!
The first half of the game was a little dull, Lo Celso missed a good opportunity, and in the 47th minute of the rematch, Di Maria made a wonderful ball, and Lautaro broke the deadlock with a single knife, and Argentina led 1-0; In the 54th minute, Tagliafico scored a goal from a corner, but Lo Celso interfered with the goalkeeper and the goal was invalidated! In the 71st minute, Montiel's cross caused Castillo to handball, and Paredes missed a good chance when the penalty hit the crossbar; In the 89th minute, Enzo's long pass assisted Lautaro to score a single goal, and finally Argentina defeated Peru 2-0!
Canada 0-0 Chile
In this campaign, the two sides ushered in a life-and-death battle, and Chile only won to overtake Canada and advance to the knockout round. At the beginning of the game, the confrontation between the two teams was fierce, and players frequently fell to the ground, and in the 21st minute, Chile launched a continuous offensive, and Davila shot two shots out of the goal; In the 26th minute, Suazo brought down Largia behind his back and was sent off for the second yellow card, which made Chile's situation worse; In the 42nd minute, Chilean goalkeeper Arias made consecutive saves to keep the goal from losing, and the two teams drew 0-0 at halftime;
In the second half, the two teams continued to be entangled, stalemate, Canada's Johnston, Miller successively received yellow cards, Chile in the final stage of one less player to strengthen the attack, but did not create a good chance to score, at the last moment Canada counterattacked and scored a goal, but also offside was invalid, and finally the two teams exchanged 0-0 blanks!