Chili They beat Paraguay 3-0, with a double from Víctor Dávilain a solid presentation in his only friendly before both selections make their debut in the Copa América from the United States, which will begin on June 20.
Under the encouragement of 45 thousand people, La Roja returned to the National Stadium where they won their first Copa América title in 2015, after four years of absence, the last opportunity being a Playoff stage, but without fans due to the pandemic.
Unfortunately, On several occasions, the public sang an anachronistic chant that is severely punished by FIFA for its homophobic content..
Despite the constant punishments and the fact that for the next Qualifying duel we are already sanctioned with capacity, People don’t understand and their attention should have been called over the speakers. of the stadium.
Víctor Dávila, genius and figure
Dávila’s first goal came in the 17th minute of the match, after connecting with a header from the half-moon a cross from full-back Gabriel Suazo. The second, at 37repeated the formula but the midfielder’s header came with an irruption into the area through goalkeeper Carlos Coronel’s left post.
The front Eduardo Vargas, who had had few opportunities In the first half, he was determined to find a goal and confirm the trust that Gareca gave him by summoning him again, scoring in the 53rd minute with a cross shot after assistance from Diego Valdés.
The first match of Ricardo Gareca’s cycle on Chilean soil ended with a convincing presentationwhich contributes to the enthusiasm that the Chileans have recovered in La Roja since their arrival on the bench, after last March’s matches in Europe with a victory against Albania (3-0) and a defeat against France (2-3).
The Argentine coach’s starting team is already beginning to be defined and In this duel he took the opportunity to evaluate Erick Pulgar, substituted in the second half, and Diego Valdés within the midfield that had a lot of mobility and speed in handling the ball.
Gareca, given the absences of center backs Paulo Díaz and Guillermo Maripán, He gave the responsibility to Matías Catalán and Igor Lichnovskywho had already played in the matches in Europe, and responded without major setbacks, which offered certainty for the final list for the continental competition.
The Chilean National Team will travel to the United States this Sundaywhere they will debut against Peru on Friday the 21st and then face Argentina and Canada in Group A.
