After overcoming Chile in a very exciting game on Tuesday night, the Argentina football team advanced to the Copa America 2024 quarterfinal.
Argentina won their second match of the tournament, defeating Chile 1-0 in front of almost 81,000 spectators, according to Goal.
Star player from Argentina Lionel Messi wasn’t the hero this time around as Lautaro Martinez score the only goal of the game in the 88th minute.
When the captain attempted to score with a corner kick but it was blocked, Martinez had the chance to score and the game was won.
Group A leader Argentina has six points, ahead of Canada (six), Chile (one), and Peru (one). On June 30, they will play their next game against Peru.
In the 90 encounters between Argentina and Chile, the Albiceleste have prevailed 58 times, while Chile has triumphed 6 times and there have been 26 draws overall.
The South American World Cup 2022 Qualifiers were the pair’s most recent meeting.
They have played each other 29 times in the Copa America, with Argentina winning 20 of those matches. Chile won the Copa America in 2015 and 2016, defeating Argentina on penalties.
