America’s Cup: Argentina had Chile despite Messi’s brilliance Football news

The Argentine playmaker was frustrated after a 1-1 draw with Chile; Paraguay is the leader of Group A after beating Bolivia.

Lionel Messi got a great free kick, but that wasn’t enough for Chile to hold Argentina 1-1 on Monday evening as Chile beat Argentina 1-1.

Before the start of the match at the Nilton Santos Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, the fans were amazed by a moving tribute to the legend of Argentine football Diego Maradona. he died in November at the age of 60.

Messi, who turns 34 this month, said that winning the game with his national team before the match is the “biggest dream” of his decorated career, despite his individual success with Barcelona and club titles.

Argentina appeared ready to start giving what Messi wanted. Coach Lionel Scaloni’s squad wasted three clear chances between 16 and 18 minutes, Lautaro Martinez and Nicolas Gonzalez.

Messi opened the scoring in the 33rd minute after a free kick by Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo was unable to stop even though he touched the ball on the left.

Chile became a more aggressive team in the second half and got a penalty after a video review.

Arturo Vidal’s shot went just wide, but Eduardo Vargas failed to score in the 57th minute to level the score.

“This match made it complicated for us,” said an exhausted Messi after the draw. “We had to be calm, have control of the property and act faster. The penalty also changed the game. “

Chilean Vidal has said that getting Messi’s performance level is a good result for his team as he is in transition with new coach Martin Lasarte.

“Leo always encourages you to change the formation. Thank God we managed to get a draw, “he said.” We’re still recovering our intensity, changing the system a little bit. The game was tough, we tried to keep order. “

He is the leader of Group A in Paraguay after beating Bolivia 3-1 at the Olimpico Stadium in Goiania.

Bolivia scored the first goal through a penalty in the first half by Erwin Saavedra, but Paraguay changed their fortunes with goals from Alejandro Romero and a goal from Angel Romero after the break.

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