The dynamics of the unthinkable is one of the most exciting and interesting factors in football. That is why every time a new competition begins there are records to break, marks to achieve and streaks to extend or cut. In this context, facing the quarter-finals of the Copa America 2024the Argentine technicians made history in this edition.
For the first time in the 108 years that the continental competition has been held, all four groups were won by teams coached by Argentine coaches.: Lionel Scaloni with the Argentine National Team, Marcelo Bielsa in Uruguay, Fernando Batista in Venezuela and Néstor Lorenzo in Colombia.
Perfectly fulfilling the role of defending champion, the Scaloneta dominated Group A from start to finish, reaching the perfect score after beating Canada, Chile and Peru, reaching the quarterfinals, where they will face Ecuador next Thursday.
For its part, the Uruguayan team led by Loco Bielsa They followed the same pattern in Group C, achieving 100% effectiveness after defeating Panama, Bolivia and the United States to get into the top eight of the Copa América, with Brazil as their next rival.
Being one of the big surprises of the tournament, the Red wine of the Again Batista achieved the unthinkable by qualifying for the quarterfinals also with a perfect score in Group B after beating Ecuador, Mexico and Jamaica. The next rival of the Venezuelans will be Canada and if they win they could face the Albiceleste in the semi-finals.
Then in Group D, with the poor performance of Brazilwho took advantage of the circumstances was Colombia. Toto Lorenzo achieving first place with seven points, which they earned after beating Paraguay, beating Costa Rica and drawing with the Brazilians, a duel in which they deserved to take the three points.
Leaders, conceding few goals and being forceful in the rival area
But that’s not all, as if the record achieved by the Argentine coaches in the current edition of the Copa América was not enough, they conceded four goals in total. Argentina was the only team to keep a clean sheet, while Uruguay and Venezuela conceded just one goal and Colombia suffered two goals.
Finally, in terms of goals scored, the team led by Bielsa had the biggest advantage in this case with nine goals. The next in line in this statistic are Venezuela and Colombia with six goals each, and the defending champion is one step below with five goals scored.
JP
2024-07-03 14:19:25
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