Came the day. Chile will take the field again for group A of the Copa América 2024 to face Argentina at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The national team will seek to cause a big surprise against the world champions and, thus, get back on track in the continental competition, after the lackluster draw obtained against Peru.
Ricardo Gareca learned lessons from the previous match, although he did not move the team too much. In fact, he made only two changes and one was forced. Diego Valdés could not recover in time and, for this reason, he will not be able to see action against the Albiceleste. His place will be occupied by Darío Osorio who, despite criticism for his performance against the Incas, received the support of the coach. The other modification is the big surprise, since Rodrigo Echeverría will start at the expense of Marcelino Núñez.
Thus, Chile will jump onto the field with Claudio Bravo in goal; Mauricio Isla, Paulo Díaz, Igor Lichnovsky, Gabriel Suazo in defence; Rodrigo Echeverría, Erick Pulgar; Darío Osorio, Alexis Sánchez, Víctor Dávila in midfield and Eduardo Vargas in attack.
The die is cast. La Roja has everything ready to face, once again, the team led by Lionel Messi and company in the same sports venue where the 2016 Copa América Centenario final was held, in which Juan Antonio Pizzi’s team claimed champions after beating the Argentines on penalty kicks. Ricardo Gareca will seek an unprecedented victory against a team that only knows one defeat on points against the national team.
In Chile they take precautions for Lionel Messi in Argentina
Before the engagement, Ricardo Gareca gave a press conference in which he gave his impressions of what will happen tonight in New York. Regarding whether he has a special plan to stop Lionel Messi with a personal record, he announced that “We must take the necessary precautions, we know the importance of Messi. We don’t make personal brands, but we have to take him where he moves. “There is always the possibility, we are going to wait until the last minute to be able to decide.”
Regarding the match with the team from his native country, Tigre made it clear that “it is special to face Argentina, it is not just any team. Beyond what it represents, it is always special to me. These are not common confrontations, I live them intensely, focused on Chile.”
Finally, he gave his hunch about what will happen on the playing field and said that “I imagine a match with Argentina and Chile taking the initiative. We are a team with that characteristic or is that what I like, that Chile takes center stage on the playing field. But I see an aggressive Argentina as it always is.”
The ball will start rolling at MetLife Stadium at 9:00 p.m. in our country. You can obtain all the details of the commitment and the minute by minute of the match LIVE and ONLINE through DaleAlbo.cl.
