The Selection directed by Hernán Magrini fell 3-2 in the second and last game played with Chile and the balance was a victory and a defeat in the visit of the trans-Andean team, which is preparing, like ours, for the Copa América that will be played in the next month of March and is qualifying for the FIFA World Cup.
Benjamín Arce was the one who opened the scoring for the Chilean team and Diego San Martín, twice completed the score for the visitors while Lucas Ponzetti, twice, converted for the national team.
First match
With goals from Nahuel Gigena, Fermín Clivio and Lucas Ponzetti (2), Magrini’s team beat their trans-Andean pair yesterday 4-2, which was discounted through Benjamín Arce and Daniel Papic. Good victory for the national team, which scored in the first game of the year in preparation for the Copa América and stretched the win difference to thirteen, out of 18 games played.
Background: Southern Cone Cup
Argentina and Chile have come to face each other in the Southern Cone Cup, held in the City of Iquique last December, with the dispute of the defining match, on the 15th, and a 7-2 victory for those led by Magrini, a triumph that It was worth winning the trophy at stake.