By Andrés Fernández |
Sports Editorial (EFE).- It took Canada, in its first appearance at the Copa América, two games to score its first goal and achieve its historic first victory on a day in which Argentina anticipated its classification to the quarterfinals with two consecutive victories, while Chile and Peru fell into depression by finishing at the bottom of Group A with one point.
The sixth day of activities in the 48th edition of the Copa América established Lautaro Martines as the first solo scorer, with two, recorded the dramatic fainting of the Guatemalan assistant referee Humberto Panjoj, apparently due to the intense heat during the match between Canadians and Peruvians, as well as the second expelled so far in the competition.
.1. Two are expelled by the VAR
Following the expulsion of the Ecuadorian striker Enner Valencia last Saturday, after a dangerous play in which the Colombian referee Wilmar Roldán showed the red card after consulting the VAR, technology was once again the protagonist this Tuesday.
Guatemalan Mario Escobar sent off Peruvian Miguel Araujo for a strong tackle on Canadian Jacob Shaffelburg, who reviewed the VAR in the 59th minute.
.2. A match to faint
The match between Peru and Canada, with a thermal sensation on the grass that was around 40 degrees, caused the second assistant referee, the Guatemalan Humberto Panjoj, to faint on the grass when 40 minutes had passed.
Canadian goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau ran to assist him and after being treated by the medical team at the stadium, Panjoj was taken on a stretcher to a medical center.
The fifth referee, the Ecuadorian Ricardo Fabián Baren, replaced him.
.3. Injuries increase in the Copa América
The Panamanian team has been left with 24 of the 26 players on the official squad due to the injury of another player.
Today they lost forward José Luis Rodríguez, who suffered a sprain in his left shoulder during the match against Uruguay. Before the ball rolled into the tournament, center back and captain Aníbal Godoy was left without, who suffered a trauma to his left thigh.
The Mexican captain Edson Álvarez, who remains in doubt amid examinations, after muscle discomfort in the back of his left thigh, and the Peruvian full-back of Boca Juniors, Luis Advíncula, who suffers from a tendon ailment, were also sent to dry dock. of right Achilles and the Colombian central defender John Lucumí, affected by muscle discomfort.
A similar injury was suffered by Chilean midfielder Diego Valdés who was unable to play this Tuesday against Argentina.
.5. The first round leaves its ideal eleven
An ideal team without Brazilians, with a Costa Rican goalkeeper and a Panamanian winger, was proclaimed this Tuesday by Conmebol after the first date of the four-group phase of the Copa América in the United States.
After five days of matches in which sixteen teams participated, ten from Conmebol and six from Concacaf, the ideal eleven was formed as follows:
Patrick Sequeira (Costa Rica); Michael Murillo (Panama), César Montes (Mexico), Cristian Romero (Argentina), Matías Viña (Uruguay); Luis Romo (Mexico), Jefferson Lerma (Colombia), James Rodríguez (Colombia); Lionel Messi (Arentina), Maximiliano Araujo (Uruguay) and Christian Pulisic (United States).
.6. Chile and Argentina, the match of character in the Copa América
This Tuesday’s day that closed with Argentina’s agonizing victory over Chile 0-1 with a goal in the 88th minute.
Chile resisted with up to eight players in the rearguard against an Albiceleste team, which at times showed Lionel Messi going to the line to receive muscle massages, which sparked many concerns.
In addition, goalkeeper Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez recalled the one he took against Frenchman Kolo Muani in the world final.
.7. Lautaro Martínez, leader among scorers
Lautaro Martínez was the solution that came from the bench for the victory of the Albiceleste and their early passage to the quarterfinals of the Copa América 2024.
It was in the 73rd minute when ‘el Toro’ entered the MetLife Stadium field in New Jersey and 15 minutes later, in the 88th minute, he took a ball that was around the area defended by Claudio Bravo and launched a missile that burst La’s goal. Red.
Added to the one he scored against Canada on the first date, Martínez dominates the standings with two goals.
