Chile vs Argentina, 2024 Copa América, Group Stage
· Copa AméricaArgentina beats Chile to seal Copa América quarterfinal place
Lautaro Martínez scored from a rebound in the 88th minute, giving defending champions Argentina and Lionel Messi a 1-0 victory over Chile on Tuesday night that guaranteed a berth in the Copa América quarterfinals.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Chile).
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Víctor Dávila (Chile).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Eduardo Vargas (Chile).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás González.
- 22': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás González.
- 22': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Argentina) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
- 24': Foul by Gabriel Suazo (Chile).
- 24': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 26': Eduardo Vargas (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Argentina).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás González.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Suazo (Chile).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Argentina) header from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Mauricio Isla (Chile).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Alexis Sánchez (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Argentina).
- 36': Lionel Messi (Argentina) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 37': Alexis Sánchez (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
- 38': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Erick Pulgar.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
- 39': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Alexis Sánchez (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).
- 41': Foul by Eduardo Vargas (Chile).
- 41': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Eduardo Vargas (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Argentina).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás González.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Chile 0, Argentina 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chile 0, Argentina 0.
- 46': Foul by Darío Osorio (Chile).
- 46': Nicolás González (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás González (Argentina).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Attempt saved. Nahuel Molina (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 50': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Gabriel Suazo.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a headed pass.
- 51': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Mauricio Isla.
- 53': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
- 53': Víctor Dávila (Chile) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Darío Osorio (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Nicolás González (Argentina).
- 55': Foul by Gabriel Suazo (Chile).
- 55': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Gabriel Suazo (Chile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Foul by Igor Lichnovsky (Chile).
- 56': Julián Álvarez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Chile).
- 57': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Romero (Argentina).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 61': Foul by Nicolás González (Argentina).
- 61': Mauricio Isla (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Darío Osorio.
- 64': Substitution, Argentina. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Enzo Fernández.
- 65': Foul by Paulo Díaz (Chile).
- 65': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Substitution, Chile. Marcos Bolados replaces Alexis Sánchez.
- 68': Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 69': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Mauricio Isla.
- 72': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Echeverría (Chile) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 73': Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Julián Álvarez.
- 73': Substitution, Argentina. Ángel Di María replaces Nicolás González.
- 74': Offside, Chile. Víctor Dávila is caught offside.
- 76': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Echeverría (Chile) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 76': Substitution, Chile. Marcelino Núñez replaces Erick Pulgar.
- 77': Attempt saved. Marcelino Núñez (Chile) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mauricio Isla.
- 78': Foul by Eduardo Vargas (Chile).
- 78': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Marcos Bolados (Chile).
- 78': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.
- 78': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Igor Lichnovsky.
- 81': Foul by Mauricio Isla (Chile).
- 81': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Mauricio Isla (Chile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 83': Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.
- 83': Substitution, Argentina. Marcos Acuña replaces Nahuel Molina.
- 84': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Gabriel Suazo.
- 86': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
- 87': Substitution, Chile. Nicolás Fernández replaces Mauricio Isla.
- 87': Substitution, Chile. Ben Brereton replaces Eduardo Vargas.
- 87': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
- 88': Attempt saved. Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
- 88': Goal! Chile 0, Argentina 1. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 90'+4': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
- 90'+4': Marcelino Núñez (Chile) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 90'+5': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chile 0, Argentina 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chile 0, Argentina 1.
Statistics
 ARG |
CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 8 |
| 61.2 | Possession | 38.8 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 482 | Accurate Passes | 273 |
| 551 | Passes | 355 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 15 | Crosses | 3 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 29 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 24 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 7 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Copa América
Venue: MetLife Stadium
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 81,106
Venue: MetLife Stadium
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 81,106
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
Chile (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Claudio Bravo (GK) |
| 5 | Paulo Díaz |
| 16 | Igor Lichnovsky |
| 2 | Gabriel Suazo  |
| 4 | Mauricio Isla |
| 10 | Alexis Sánchez |
| 18 | Rodrigo Echeverría |
| 13 | Erick Pulgar |
| 11 | Eduardo Vargas |
| 9 | Víctor Dávila |
| 8 | Darío Osorio |
Argentina (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 25 | Lisandro Martínez |
| 13 | Cristian Romero |
| 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| 26 | Nahuel Molina |
| 24 | Enzo Fernández |
| 20 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 15 | Nicolás González |
| 7 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 9 | Julián Álvarez |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
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