Copa América Recap: Argentina’s Victory, Messi’s Bench Role, and the Best Memes

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Argentina added its third consecutive victory in the Copa América with a 2-0 victory over Peru in the last match of Group A and secured a ticket to the quarterfinals of the tournament as leaders of its group. With their ticket secured, the Albiceleste team went to the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami with an alternative team to take care of some of its players and a series of details that did not go unnoticed on social media, where multiple memes went viral.

It should be noted that the team was led by Walter Samuel following the sanction that Conmebol imposed on Lionel Scaloni, which prevented him from being in charge of the National Team for one match. Although the coaching staff is also made up of Pablo Aimar and Roberto Ayala, the former Boca Juniors defender was the one who signed the roster as the main coach for this third match of the tournament. The detail is that it was not the first time that Muro took on that role, since on January 27, 2022 he also had to take charge of the squad because the man from Pujato was isolated after being diagnosed with coronavirus prior to a match against Chile in Calama for the Qatar World Cup Qualifiers. That day, the Albiceleste won 2-1 with goals from Di María and Lautaro.

The other outstanding fact on the day in Miami was the ownership of Alejandro Garnacho, who made his debut in the Copa América and added his sixth appearance with the Albiceleste shirt. The 19-year-old striker, born in Madrid but to an Argentine mother, had only started on one occasion previously: during the 3-1 win over Costa Rica in the friendly in March of this year.

The peculiarity that was also under the scrutiny of the fans was that Lionel Messi signed the roster as a substitute and sat with his teammates on the bench, despite the fact that it was known beforehand that he would not add minutes due to the injury he is suffering and that has him in doubt even for the quarterfinals.

While Argentina fans were focused on what happened in Miami, it did not go unnoticed on social media that Chile tied with Canada at the same time in Orlando and said goodbye to the Copa América early, as the Canadians qualified in second place in Group A.

THE BEST MEMES

2024-06-30 02:21:57
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