The match between Argentina and Guatemala, played this Friday, June 14 at the Commanders Field stadium, a sports venue located in Landover, Maryland, United States, began with an action that made the Central Americans dream.
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When only four minutes had passed in the first half, A Guatemalan free kick resulted in an Argentine own goal.
The Central Americans went ahead after Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano ‘El Dibu’ Martínez cleared the free kick to the side where, unfortunately, his teammate, defender Lisandro Martínez, was.
The ball cleared by Dibu bounced off the leg of Lisandro who Due to that action he ended up conceding the goal into his own goal.
Guatemala went ahead of Argentina, current world and Copa América champions, with the early lead 1-0 for just 8 minutes after which forward Lionel Messi tied the tie by taking advantage of a gross error in a start by the Central Americans.
The tie came after a rebound from the Guatemala goalkeeper that fell on Messi’s feet. The Argentine, as almost always in his sporting career, did not forgive the serious mistake of the rival goalkeeper.
Argentina then, in the 39th minute of the first half, took the lead thanks to a penalty converted into a goal by forward Lautaro Martínez.
Lautaro repeated and scored the third goal for the Argentines at minute 66 of the second half. Messi also scored a double in the game by scoring the fourth goal in the 76th minute, which translated into the final 4-1 with which the match ended.
The world champions are preparing for the Copa América, which will begin on June 20, in which sThey will face Canada, Chile and Peru in the group stage.
The 48th edition of the Copa América is based in the United States and will feature the participation of 16 teams.
The tournament will begin with the match between Argentines and Canadians which will be played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia.
The final, meanwhile, is scheduled to take place on July 14 at the Hard Rock Stadium in the city of Miami, Florida.
