Argentina set sights on semis as Copa knockout stage begins

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There remains a doubt over the fitness of Lionel Messi however, who sat out the win in Miami as he nursed a sore right hamstring.

Argentina’s forward #22 Lautaro Martinez celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammates during the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament group A football match between Argentina and Canada at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 20, 2024.

Confident at the back, well organised in midfield and with a constant threat down the flanks and in attack, Argentina still had to work hard for the points against Canada and Chile earning the opportunity to rest their starters for the 2-0 win over Peru on Saturday. Curiously, the most recent time that Inter Milan’s Lautaro and Manchester City’s Alvarez started together was against Ecuador in a pre-tournament friendly on June 9th which the ‘Albiceleste’ won 1-0.

Argentina have not lost to Ecuador since a World Cup qualifier in 2015 and have never been beaten by them in a Copa America clash.“I don’t believe in statistics, they are there to be broken. Let’s hope not. Ecuador is a well-trained team, they have good players and a good coach . It is one of the good teams in the Copa America. It has a real chance of being able to fight for the Copa America. There are no games that are the same, even though we played recently,” he said.

 

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