How the rival of the Argentine National Team is defined in the quarterfinals of the Copa América

What happens in group B is key for Lionel Scaloni’s team, since their opponent will emerge from there in the quarterfinals of the continental tournament.

The Argentine National Team He is already in Miami where he will close this Saturday his participation in group A against Peru at 9 p.m. with transmission of TyC Sports and TyC Sports Play. The Albiceleste, with an ideal score after winning against Canada and Chile, is already in the quarterfinals although it still has to decide whether it will arrive as first in its zone or not, although everything would indicate that it will. With this panorama, the light blue and white team is already setting its sights on group B, where its next rival will emerge.

Reviewing the different results that should be given to confirm the crossings, Argentina needs to beat Peru to be first in A without depending on what happens in Chile vs. Canada. If the national team secures that first place, it will go against the second of the B team. Today that place is occupied by Ecuadorbut there is still a lot at stake on the third date.

Venezuela must at least draw against Jamaica to secure first place and thus avoid the world champions, unless a stumble by those led by Scaloni causes them to fall to second place and there they would face off against Fernando Batista’s Vinotinto, which is also undefeated in the competition up to here.

Thinking about second place in zone B there is a fight that will be defined with a key clash: Ecuador vs. Mexico. Both come to the match with three points and the winner will keep the ticket to the quarterfinals to face Messi and company. In the event of equality, qualification to the next stage will be for Ecuador, since it has one more goal advantage and therefore has a ‘plus’. Mathematically there is still a chance that the winner of this duel will be first in the group and surpass Batista’s team in the event of a defeat against the Jamaicans, but it seems difficult for that to happen. Likewise, we will have to wait until the weekend to see how everything is defined.

This was the second date of group B, where the rival of the Argentine National Team will emerge in the quarterfinals

In a match with several controversies, Ecuador ended up defeating Jamaica 3-1, the Central Americans with two consecutive defeats are already saying goodbye to any chance of qualification, and are still in the fight for classification after recovering from the defeat in the debut against Venezuela .

In the second round, Venezuela surprised Mexico with a hard-fought victory thanks to a goal by Salomón Rondón and a save by Rafael Romo five minutes from the end from a penalty. La Vinotinto secured their ticket to the quarterfinals, while the Mexicans found it difficult and will have to go out and win on the last day of the group.