Canada joins Argentina in the quarterfinals; Chile and Peru are eliminated

Argentina, without Messi, Scaloni and with many substitutes on the field, defeated Peru 2-0 and confirmed leadership of Group A of the 2024 Copa América, in which Canada secured the second ticket to the quarter-finals thanks to a dramatic 0-0 draw against Chile, who were eliminated.

In the quarter-finals, Argentina will play the second-place team in Group B and Canada will play the first-place team. In that group, Venezuela has already progressed to the next phase but the question remains where the Vinotinto will end up and which team will join them, Mexico or Ecuadorwho will meet on Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale in a match full of excitement.

On the same day and at the same time, Jamaica will face Venezuela at the Q2 Stadium in Austin, the capital of Texas, which wants to confirm its leadership and avoid the Argentina of Messi and his associates.

With six points and a solid performance, Venezuela has a favorable prospect of winning the group and avoiding the World Cup and Copa America champions in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Ecuador and Mexico, both with three points, are playing for the second ticket.

On Saturday, an unbeatable Lautaro Martinez scored Argentina’s two goalsin the 47th and 87th minutes, with similar definitions: passing the ball over the body of goalkeeper Pedro Gallese. ‘Toro’ Martinez, the star and emblem of Inter Milan, tops the Cup scoring charts with four goals despite starting the tournament as a substitute for Julian AlvarezManchester City striker.

“The first half was a bit difficult for us, they were close, with a line of five, a tough Peruvian team (…). In the second half they opened the goal right away and we took it easy,” said Lautaro. “We have a lot to give and we will try to continue on this path”.

The Albiceleste, which had to do without its star player and captain and had qualified before the match at the Hard Rock in Miami, tried several substitutes, including Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho, who showed flashes of his quality in the first half. Also seeing minutes were interesting players like Valentine Carboni, a signing from Inter Milan, who left some great technical attacks in the final minutes of the match. Likewise, Leandro Paredesdespite missing a penalty in the second half, looked solid as a midfielder.

Peru, meanwhile, tried to cut off Argentina’s creative circuit, but almost without causing any danger. not enough to beat Argentina and secure a ticket to the quarter-finalsIn short, the Peruvian national team left the Copa America without scoring a single goal, showing a very poor performance compared to the previous editions in which it was a protagonist.

Canada sinks Chile

In the other match of the day, Chile couldn’t beat Canada at the Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, a team that was strong defensively and managed to draw 0-0, which saw them advance to the second round.

The red card for Chilean fullback David Suazo in the 27th minutea decision strongly questioned by the Chilean players worked against the Chilean team’s idea of ​​pressuring and suppressing the North Americans early in the match. In the end, they managed a draw worthy of the quarter-finals.

La Roja coach Ricardo Gareca, who is not on the bench due to a sanction from Conmebol, will have to pay special attention to replacing the ‘Golden Generation’ who won the 2015 and 2016 Copa América, with Arturo Vidal, who was absent from this event, and Alexis Sánchez, who played in the United States but did not have the same impact as at other tournaments where he was an undisputed star.