Argentina all set to make it to the quarterfinals with a stellar Lautaro

Two new goals from Lautaro Martinez,at the beginning and end of the second half, certified their passage to the quarter-finals of Argentina as first in Group A with a perfect record and the elimination of a weak Peruvian team, which at no time believed in its possibilities.

Forced to win, the set of Jorge Fossati He offered a pale image, with no ambition other than to stop the Argentines’ play. Very little for what was demanded of him.

He did it in the first half, when he put out the Argentines’ enthusiasm with a five-man defensive line and many fouls, but his plan did not hold up at the start of the second half, because Lautaro is on a roll. The ‘Toro’ scored, after a great pass from Angel of Maria,and Peru gave in, and the change of pieces in the attack was of no use to them.

Argentina, despite having Lionel Scaloni in the box, sanctioned and communicated by a walkie talkie with Pablo Aimar; a Leo Messi On the bench, injured, and already less common on the field, he had no problems in adding the third victory.

He only had reason to despair in the first half, when despite always having the ball and adding up to five corner kicks in the first minutes, he did not demand Pedro Gallese more than on three occasions; a free kick from Leandro Paredes into the top corner (m.25), a weak shot from Di María and a point-blank shot from John the Celsoin the 44th minute, which the goalkeeper cleared with his feet.

After the break, with the Albiceleste very punctually on the pitch to avoid new sanctions, the house of cards of the bicolor fell, which could have ended in a rout. Lautaro scored, a goal was disallowed for offside Nicolás Tagliafico And till Leandro Paredes He missed a penalty, sending the ball into the post.

The subsequent carousel of changes only confirmed that Argentina was already thinking about the quarterfinals, Houston on Thursday, July 4, and Peru in a well-deserved return home.

Everyone, except Lautaro, who insatiably took advantage of a new opportunity to increase his tally and shoot up the scoring charts.

Canada advances and Chile is left out

Canada made history by advancing to the quarterfinals in their first participation in a Copa America after tying this Saturday without goals against Chile,who played with ten men from the 26th minute of the match in Orlando, Florida. The team led by the American Jesse March finished second with four points.

Chile finished third in the group with two points and Peru was last with one, both saying goodbye to the tournament.

Canada put on a little more pressure in the first minutes of the match, which saw several rough plays by both teams.

Barely 12 minutes had passed and the Colombian referee Wilmar Roldan He showed the yellow card twice, first to the Canadian Moïse Bombito for a foul against Victor Davila and then to the Chilean Gabriel Suazo by a strong entry against Richmond Laryea.

In the 17th minute there was a dangerous arrival from The Canucks, it was a header from the Spanish Mallorca striker Cyle Larin which was cleared by Chilean goalkeeper Gabriel Arias.

Four minutes later, La Roja returned the courtesy with a volley shot that Victor Davila tried without success, to the relief of the Canadian goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau.

The South American team was reduced to ten men in the 26th minute when Roldán showed Suazo a yellow card for the second time.

This forced the Chilean bench to take out midfielder Dario Osorio to reinforce the defense with Thomas Galdameswho plays in the Godoy Cruz Argentinian.

La Roja began to feel more encouraged to attack and after half an hour of play had another attempt through a free kick by Marcelino Núñez that was deflected by Crépeau.

Arias, who replaced the experienced Chilean in the fence Claudio Bravo,made a double save with four minutes left in regulation time, although the teams ultimately went into the break goalless.

The roughness was repeated in the second half and the nerves were also evident in the ranks of the North Americans and South Americans, who were unable to find the right aim to open the scoring.

Chile’s main arrival was a shot from its captain, Alexis Sanchezin the 73rd minute, which almost went to Crepéau.

Marsch’s team took things a little more calmly due to the three-point advantage they had at the start of the game, although they regained some offensive initiative with the entry of Tajon Buchanan, forward for the Inter de Milan.

In the 91st minute, the newly entered Who is this Lord? temporarily thrilled the Canucks, but his goal was disallowed for offside.

With his coach, Ricardo Gareca,Watching the match from the stands, La Roja tried to step on the accelerator in the final minutes, but it was not enough and they resigned themselves to returning home.

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