Many players from both Chile and Argentina still seem to be exhausted after a long, stressful season. The MLS is still in the competition, so "leader" Lionel Messi, who just flew back from the US, can only be registered on Argentina's reserve list.
Lionel Messi beams as he returns to the national team
Meanwhile, as Chile's World Cup qualifying campaign has been going poorly, coach Ricardo Alberto is still relying on two U40 veterans Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal to lead the young players. Chile has lost eight matches after 14 rounds, almost certainly eliminated even though South America has increased its number of teams to 6.5 this time.
Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sanchez still have to work hard for Chile
Forced to seek victory against Argentina, Chile played with great determination and quickly created trouble in front of the away team's goal in the match on the morning of June 6. "Veteran" Alexis Sanchez almost opened the score in the 3rd minute if his long-range shot from more than 20m away had not been brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. Rodrigo de Paul's return shot a few dozen seconds later flew over the crossbar of the Chilean goal, seemingly foreshadowing a fierce battle at Santiago de Chile Stadium.
Alexis Sanchez played with great effort...
The turning point of the match came in the 16th minute when Thiago Almada sent a long pass to Julian Alvarez, who calmly flicked the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper Cortez to open the score at 1-0 for Argentina. The former Man City striker was also one of three goalscorers in Argentina's 3-0 first-leg win over Chile.
...but Julian Alvarez scored the only goal of the match
Lionel Messi was brought onto the pitch in the 57th minute and immediately became the leader of "La Albiceleste". He had an unsuccessful free kick and a perfect assist for Giuliano Simeone to escape and face goalkeeper Cortez. Unfortunately, after dribbling past the Chilean defender, coach Diego Simeone's son kicked the ball wide.
Argentina firmly at the top of South America
With a narrow 1-0 win, Argentina still achieved the maximum efficiency as desired. They continued to maintain the top position in the South American region after officially qualifying for the final round. In the last three rounds, coach Lionel Scaloni will certainly create opportunities for young players, as he sent Nico Paz (21 years old) to the field in this match.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/argentina-thang-tran-thu-tu-lien-tiep-vo-doi-vong-loai-nam-my-196250606113421455.htm
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