THE ARGENTINE SELECTION logically finished a match that began in an unexpected waywhen At 4′ Guatemala went 1-0 thanks to the goal against Nahuel Molina, after a ball that Emiliano Martínez rejected and bounced off the right side.
The surprising 1-0 of Guatemala due to the goal against Nahuel Molina.
The 50 thousand people who attended Commander Field in Maryland They were as surprised as Lionel Scaloni’s teamthat in a rough process and with a rival who was fast on the wings, I couldn’t generate or progress as I wanted.
But at 12′ and thanks to a gift from goalkeeper Nicholas Hagenwho made a mistake at the start and gave it away at the penalty spot, Lionel Messi pushed her with his left foot and put things in their place.
Messi tied thanks to the gift of the rival goalkeeper.
However, the usual football of the Scaloneta did not flow. The media did not take ownership of the process and individuals such as Giovani Lo Celso or Alexis Mac Allister did not appear. In isolation, a pass from Messi to the youngster Valentin Carboni became penalty for Argentina for the foul committed against the Monza player.Lautaro Martínezauthorized by the captain, He changed it for a goal to turn the result around.
From a penalty kick, Lautaro Martínez turned history around.
Already in the second half the champion of America and the World established himself betterachieved peace of mind and greater lubrication in its circuits. Ángel Di María, Rodrigo De Paul and Leandro Paredes entered at the same time. So The spaces opened up and that led to 3-1 for a real great goal again from Toro: great deep ball from Enzo Fernández for Leo who went down in a great way for the Inter striker who did not forgive.
With a great goal, Lautaro established his double.
Before the 4-1 that Messi materialized after a wonderful ball from Fideo to the penalty spot that number 10 hit as only he knows how to do when the goalkeeper came out, A work of Chilean art by the Benfica striker almost arrived who will say goodbye in this Copa América. Hagen still doesn’t know how he managed to deflect it over the crossbar.
Di María’s overhead kick that almost didn’t score a goal.
The match leaves encouraging conclusions: beyond the confusion of the first half, The partnerships were intact, especially that of Di María and Messi, and the incipient talent of Valentín Carboni appeared, praised by Messi after the commitment and called to have a great future with the Celeste and Blanca. Lautaro slowly gains confidence and when he entered, Julián Álvarez also had his opportunity.
Six days before his debut with Canada in the continental competition, Lionel Scaloni and all Argentines have something to look forward to in the defense of the trophy that has been in its possession since 2021.
