A goal from Toro Lautaro Martínez in the 88th minute put Argentina fully in this Cup in a match that they deserved to win before, but in which they ran into a strong Chile (which was on the verge of repeating the 0-0 of the 2016 final in this same stadium in New Jersey) and an exceptional Claudio Bravo, who saved his team half a dozen times.
Leo, turning 37 a day earlier, returned to the stadium where he suffered the 2016 final (against this Chile) and the venue (MetLife) where he momentarily resigned from the National Team after losing his second Cup in a row.
Chile the It was a close game, as usual, leaving the ball to them, but closing space for us. with Rodrigo Echeverría always very close to Messi when he received.
I wasn’t comfortable Leo, above all, because of the discomfort that, starting in the 20th minute, he suffered in his thigh, near the pubis. He was massaged and stretched continuously. Despite this, he was very close to the goal, with a shot just outside the post. Argentina had shots, but they were unclear. De Paul had three. He didn’t get any right. Leo arrived at half-time with an uncomfortable feeling, who even stayed protesting to the referee during the break, something unusual for him.
The second half, with Messi present, followed the same script. So much so that Nico González, one of Scaloni’s new additions, crashed a shot onto the crossbar after a save by the oldest player in the Cup (41 years old), former Barcelona player Claudio Bravo, Chilean goalkeeper, and, at the time, Argentina’s executioner in the finals of 2015 and 2016. Bravo was very brave for his team.
The domain was such that Until the 71st minute and 75′ Chile did not approach with danger, solved, both, by the Drawing. It was just before Lautaro and Di María went out onto the pitch to try to solve this.
Y El Toro solved it, with a goal that came from a corner and was resolved in the VAR per millimeters. Then came another chance for Lautaro himself in a one-on-one with Bravo, which he also saved. The Chilean goalkeeper saved everything, except that 0-1 that reaffirms Argentina as the favorite for this Cup.
2024-06-26 03:04:17
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