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Copa America: Argentina and Chile reach quarter-finals, Lionel Messi equalizes record – all football

Not very bright since the start of the competition, the Albiceleste was opposed to Paraguay last night. Opposed to Uruguay, Roja secured the point of the draw.

Argentina beat Paraguay by the smallest gap (1-0). Thanks to an assist from Angel Di Maria, Alejandro “Papu” Gomez scored the winning goal in the 8th minute. Apart from a goal canceled for the Argentines just before the break, it was Paraguay who dominated the debates. Thanks to this success, the Albiceleste retains the lead of Group A with 7 points in 3 games and qualifies for the quarter-finals. A meeting marked by a certain Lionel Messi who came to equal the record of selections of Javier Mascherano (147 caps).

For its part, Chile was held in check by Uruguay (1-1). Eduardo Vargas opened the scoring just before half an hour into the game before Arturo Vidal scored his own side 25 minutes from time. Second in the pool with 5 units, Chile joined the quarter-finals.

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