Bolivia vs Argentina, 2021 Copa América, Group Stage
· Copa AméricaLionel Messi scores twice as Argentina overrun Bolivia 4-1 at Copa America
Lionel Messi scored twice as Argentina beat Bolivia 4-1 on Monday to set up a Copa America quarter-final against Ecuador.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Boris Cespedes (Bolivia).
- 1': Ángel Correa (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Papu Gómez.
- 3': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Argentina) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 6': Goal! Bolivia 0, Argentina 1. Papu Gómez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
- 7': Boris Cespedes (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Argentina).
- 18': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).
- 18': Roberto Fernández (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia).
- 19': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Offside, Argentina. Papu Gómez tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
- 26': Exequiel Palacios (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia).
- 31': Penalty Argentina. Papu Gómez draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 31': Penalty conceded by Diego Bejarano (Bolivia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': Goal! Bolivia 0, Argentina 2. Lionel Messi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 34': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
- 36': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
- 36': Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
- 36': Leonel Justiniano (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Offside, Bolivia. Roberto Fernández tries a through ball, but Gilbert Álvarez is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt saved. Jeyson Chura (Bolivia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erwin Saavedra.
- 39': Offside, Bolivia. Jeyson Chura tries a through ball, but Gilbert Álvarez is caught offside.
- 42': Goal! Bolivia 0, Argentina 3. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sergio Agüero with a through ball.
- 44': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 45': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Correa following a fast break.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Bolivia 0, Argentina 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Bolivia 0, Argentina 3.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Ramiro Vaca (Bolivia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeyson Chura.
- 51': Offside, Argentina. Sergio Agüero tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Diego Bejarano (Bolivia).
- 52': Guido Rodríguez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
- 56': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Leonel Justiniano.
- 56': Substitution, Argentina. Julián Álvarez replaces Papu Gómez.
- 60': Goal! Bolivia 1, Argentina 3. Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leonel Justiniano.
- 61': Substitution, Bolivia. José Sagredo replaces Boris Cespedes.
- 61': Substitution, Bolivia. Henry Vaca replaces Jeyson Chura.
- 61': Substitution, Bolivia. Rodrigo Ramallo replaces Gilbert Álvarez.
- 62': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
- 63': Hand ball by Roberto Fernández (Bolivia).
- 63': Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Sergio Agüero.
- 64': Substitution, Argentina. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Ángel Correa.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 65': Goal! Bolivia 1, Argentina 4. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 67': Offside, Argentina. Julián Álvarez tries a through ball, but Giovani Lo Celso is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
- 70': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 70': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 70': Foul by Diego Bejarano (Bolivia).
- 70': Julián Álvarez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Argentina. Leandro Paredes replaces Guido Rodríguez.
- 71': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Exequiel Palacios.
- 73': Foul by Leonel Justiniano (Bolivia).
- 73': Nicolás Domínguez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Henry Vaca (Bolivia).
- 74': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Dangerous play by Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia).
- 76': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
- 77': Attempt saved. Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 77': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Carlos Lampe.
- 78': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 81': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).
- 81': Rodrigo Ramallo (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Bolivia. Diego Wayar replaces Roberto Fernández.
- 84': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Adrián Jusino.
- 85': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 85': Substitution, Bolivia. Moisés Villarroel replaces Erwin Saavedra.
- 86': Foul by Rodrigo Ramallo (Bolivia).
- 86': Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Rodrigo Ramallo (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
- 89': Henry Vaca (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
- 90': Henry Vaca (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Henry Vaca (Bolivia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Henry Vaca (Bolivia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
- 90'+2': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Carlos Lampe.
- 90'+2': Diego Wayar (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bolivia 1, Argentina 4.
- 0': Match ends, Bolivia 1, Argentina 4.
Statistics
 ARG |
BOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 9 |
| 67.7 | Possession | 32.3 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 13 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 760 | Accurate Passes | 327 |
| 827 | Passes | 387 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 8 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 8 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Copa América
Venue: Arena Pantanal
Location: Cuiabá, Brazil
Venue: Arena Pantanal
Location: Cuiabá, Brazil
Copa América Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Peru | 3 | -3 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Bolivia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Lampe (GK) |
| 5 | Adrián Jusino |
| 4 | Luis Haquin |
| 17 | Roberto Fernández |
| 8 | Diego Bejarano |
| 15 | Boris Céspedes |
| 6 | Leonel Justiniano |
| 20 | Ramiro Vaca |
| 16 | Erwin Saavedra |
| 25 | Jeyson Chura |
| 18 | Gilbert Alvarez |
Argentina (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Armani (GK) |
| 25 | Lisandro Martínez |
| 6 | Germán Pezzella |
| 8 | Marcos Acuña  |
| 4 | Gonzalo Montiel |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 18 | Guido Rodríguez |
| 14 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 9 | Sergio Agüero |
| 24 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 21 | Ángel Correa |
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