The second day of the Copa America 2024 It began this Tuesday, June 25, with the clash between Peru vs Canada. Jorge Fossati’s team did not achieve its goal of beating its North American rival and suffered a painful defeat in Kansas City. Then it was the turn of Argentina and Chile, who played a great game culminating in victory for the ‘albiceleste’. Check how the table of positions moves Group A.
In its debut in the continental tournament, the ‘bicolor’ had left positive feelings against the ‘red’, with a good performance in which he showed a lot of solidity in all his lines and even managed to excite the fans by reversing the negative situation he was going through. With a lot of motivation, he faced a Canada team, which had just suffered a hard loss (2-0) against Argentina despite having shown a great level during the 90 minutes of play.
Already in the match in question, Peru once again had an excellent performance on the field; However, things did not go as expected. An expulsion of Miguel Araujo, before 60 minutes of the duel, greatly damaged the national squad. Given the numerical inferiority, he could do little or nothing to avoid the fall due to the slightest differenceafter Jonathan David’s solitary goal.
For its part, the ‘albiceleste’ He added his second consecutive victory and ensured his presence in the quarterfinals of the Copa América 2024. However, it was not an easy mission. The team led by Lionel Scaloni suffered more than they expected to beat a rather battle-hardened Chile with Ricardo Gareca at the helm.
With Lionel Messi as the star, it was difficult for the Gaucho team to beat Claudio Bravo’s goal. It was not until the 88th minute that Lautaro Martínez tipped the balance in favor of his team with an agonizing goal after a corner from the right.
After this significant victory, the Argentine team has consolidated its position at the top of the table with six points out of six possible and has already secured its ticket to the next phase, regardless of the result on the final day. For its part, Chile will play for its life in the last day against Canada for qualification.
– Peru 0-1 Canada (Sporting Park)
– Argentina 1-0 Chile (MetLife Stadium)
The international chain DirecTV acquired the television rights to broadcast all the matches of the Copa America 2024 throughout the continent. This is why both meetings will be available on the streaming platform. DGO.
According to the information released by Conmebol, in Argentina The matches will also be broadcast on Public TV, Telefe and TyC Sports; in Chili Canal 13 and Chilevisión will do it; in Peru América TV and in Canada RDS, TSN and TSN Plus.
– Argentina vs Peru (Saturday, June 29 / 7:00 p.m. / Hard Rock Stadium)
– Canada vs Chile (Saturday, June 29 / 7:00 p.m. / Inter&Co Stadium)
The 16 participating teams have an extra motivation: the prize money that Conmebol will give to all those who manage to get past the group stage. Each team has already earned two million dollars just for competing in the 2024 Copa América and if they reach the quarter-finals, they will earn two million more.
