Argentina stepped firmly in its debut in the Copa América in the United States by defeating Canada, 2-0, with goals from Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez.
Argentina had a discreet first half, in which it was difficult for them to play their usual football and connect with their attacking men. Argentina’s brilliant game was long overdue.
Argentine National Team.
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Meanwhile, Canada closed the spaces and launched some attacks with which it tried to surprise. In one of those, goalkeeper Dibu Martínez had his great save of the night by stopping a header to the ground that had all the poison.
But in the second half Argentina was more similar to Argentina. The options began to be created with greater force. The ball began to circulate in the attack, with Messi as the orchestra director.
Argentina vs. Canada.
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This is how in just 4 minutes of complementary play Julián Álvarez appeared to score the first goal of the game.
Argentina wanted the second goal, they looked for it, Messi was very close but his shot went close.
But then Messi himself launched a great filtered pass and Lautaro Martínez did not waste it and scored the second goal
Solid victory for Argentina
Argentina vs. Canada – ET
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In the midst of an atmosphere of euphoria that was difficult to escape, Lionel Scaloni’s team came out ready to resolve the clash quickly. This was helped by the brave commitment of Jesse Marsch, who advanced the defense to the center of the field, joined lines and did not shy away from the attack.
His goal does not include this competition, but the World Cup, and he opted to look the world champion in the face. A foolhardy move if you face Ángel di María or Leo Messi with so many meters behind you.
Messi does his magic
ET – Argentina vs. Canada
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In ten minutes they could have declared the game over, but the first hit the ball against the body of goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau, after traveling 20 meters alone, and the second missed the post by centimeters. Canada could have gone into the break thrashed (a shot from outside the area by Leandro Paredes, a weak header by Alexis Mc Allister), but they also found reasons to reinforce their bet, because the overflow on the left wing by Alphonso Davies only lacked a finisher and , above all, because only Emiliano Martínez, full of reflexes, prevented Liam Millar, from point-blank range, from causing the surprise (m.43).
It wasn’t enough for him to do more, because at the beginning of the second half Messi found Mc Allister on the edge of the area who ran into the goal and the rebound was taken advantage of by Julián Álvarez, to reinforce Scaloni’s bet, capable of leaving him on the bench. the best player in Serie A.
Then the entry of Lautaro with enough time to miss a goal and score another (m.88, after a pass from his captain, made everyone happy. And if there was not complete happiness it was because Messi, despite only standing in front of the goal twice Canadian, did not score.
It doesn’t matter, because the devourer of records has set his sights on the mark of the best scorers, from whom, with 13, four goals separate him. He wants to sit at Zizinho and Tucho Méndez’s table before saying goodbye to him.
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