The Chilean National Team has had a rebirth under the command of Ricardo Gareca and demonstrated it with a solid 3-0 victory over Paraguay in the return to the National Stadium, in a commitment that could be seen on the Star+ screens.
Chile looked forceful from the beginning, in a match that was played to a full stadium with great encouragement from the stands.
In the initial stage, Ricardo Gareca’s team managed to unbalance on several occasions, especially on the left of the attack, from where the first two goals were born. Gabriel Suazo was a real headache for the Guaraní defense and, after a center at mid-height, he found the scoring header from Víctor Dávilawho celebrated the 1-0 for the local team.
The dominance continued and at 38′ the second goal arrived, with the same Suazo-Dávila scoring combination, where the CSKA Moscow attacker headed with precision for the partial 2-0 with which they went to half-time.
Everything seemed positive for the Chilean team, however, the discomfort of goalkeeper Claudio Bravo set off alarms, since the former Real Betis goalkeeper had to leave the field in the second half, being replaced by Gabriel Arias.
In the second fraction, Chile continued with its offensive momentum and, after a combination of good touches on the edge of the area between Alexis Sánchez and Diego Valdés, the third fell, the work of Eduardo Vargas, which he finished off from the right and with a notable technical gesture to make it 3-0.
After ‘Turboman”s goal, Gareca decided to try alternatives, so Ben Brereton Díaz, Felipe Loyola, Rodrigo Echeverria and Benjamín Kuscevic entered, the latter recently arrived from Brazil, due to the emergency call after the injuries of the center backs Paulo Díaz and Guillermo Maripán.
The Chilean-English attacker had a great opportunity shortly before the end, after a transfer from Sánchez that he could not score in a one-on-one with the Paraguayan goalkeeper. Thus the match ended with 3-0 in favor of Chile, a victory that, regardless of the result, He left very good feelings due to the performance and offensive flow exhibited, in the run-up to the Copa América, where La Roja will play in its debut with Peru on June 21 in Texas.
