The Chilean, former teammate of Lionel Messi in Barcelona, came to defend the goal at the age of 41 and broke the mark of the Bolivian Carlos Trucco.
With Chile’s debut this Friday in the continental competition against Peru, Claudio Bravo achieved a historic mark with his presence under the three sticks of the trans-Andean national team: he became the oldest goalkeeper to play in a Copa América match at 41 years and 69 days. Thus, the one born in the city of Buin surpassed the Bolivian Carlos Trucco, who at 39 years and 322 days was the owner of this record when he defended his country’s goal in the 1997 tournament, held in his homeland.
But Bravo not only excels in his position, but in general: He is the oldest footballer to play in the Copa América and is followed by Paolo Guerrero, from Peru, at 40 years old., who is competing in his sixth competition. This Friday, precisely, the two faced each other and the Chilean did a nice honor to his new record since he kept his goal at zero in the debut of the team led by Ricardo Gareca.
Peru vs. Chile: the compact of the party
Bravo was Messi’s teammate at Barcelona, when Luis Enrique was the coach of the Spanish team. He stayed there for three seasons and together with Leo they were winners of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup. However, not everything was laughter between them: Claudio Bravo was in charge of defending the Chilean goal in the finals of the 2015 and 2016 Copa América. where he left Argentina in second place, after being the hero in the penalty shootout that was repeated in both years.
Proudly, he expressed his expectations before the duel with Jorge Fossati’s team: “I have had the good fortune of being a successful person in my work based on things as simple as knowing how to be, knowing how to lead my career in a calm way and that is what needs to be left on the way for those who come further down the line.“.
Argentina vs. Chile for the Copa América
Lionel Scaloni’s National Team will defend its first place against Canada in the 2-0 victory, on the second day of the Cup against the Chilean team. This Tuesday, June 25, starting at 10 p.m. with the broadcast of TyC Sports, Gareca’s men will try to play as equals to the world champions to try to add their first three points and fight for classification. So far, the national team is the only one that started with victory.
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