Rebecca Henriquez
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Argentina turned the primary workforce to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2024 version of the Copa América, after beating Ecuador on penalties, after a 1-1 draw. The workforce will await its rival within the match between Venezuela and Canada.
The world champion started her struggle for a ticket to the semi-finals on the NRG stadium, towards her already recognized rival, Ecuador, whom she had already met just a few months in the past.
He sought the long-awaited purpose within the entrance with Messi and Lautaro Martínez, who have been within the offense of the albiceleste coach Lionel Scaloni backed by Rodrigo de Paul, Mac Allister, Enzo Fernández and Nicolás González.
For its half, Félix Sánchez Bas’s workforce proposed Enner Valencia, backed by Jeremy Sarmiento Moisés Caicedo and Kendrick Páez on the wing. The offense with which the South American “tri” sought to qualify for the following part.
Though the world champions didn’t begin in the perfect of the way, persistence was their best advantage, as they didn’t give in to despair searching for the benefit, whereas the Ecuadorians, with a concrete thought, generated hazard within the first minutes within the purpose of Emiliano Martínez, who made his finest key strikes within the first half to keep away from surprises.
After 60% of the ball possession by the Albiceleste and 40% by the Ecuadorian workforce, at 35′ of the match, Lionel Messi’s Argentina discovered the primary to take the lead.
Messi took the nook, Mac Allister headed in on the close to submit and Lisandro Martínez took benefit on the far submit to attach with one other header and make it 1-0 for Scaloni’s workforce.
After half-time and with the lead nonetheless in Argentina’s favor, the Albiceleste workforce made a mistake within the 59th minute and have been awarded a penalty after a nook kick hit Rodrigo de Paul’s hand.
Nevertheless, despite the fact that “Dibu” didn’t guess the path of the ball, the ahead from Membership Internacional of the Brazilian Serie A, missed and the ball crashed into the submit, stopping the equalizer.
At 90+1′, the “tri” sophisticated the albiceleste after intense makes an attempt, they discovered the equalizer with the purpose of Kevin Rodríguez after the cross from the best of Yeboah, and after this stellar efficiency of the Ecuadorian workforce the match was determined in penalties.
“Dibu” Martínez, hero of the albiceleste
Crucial determine of the match, the angel of the world champions, and above all, the ace up the sleeve of the albiceleste was “Dibu”, who was the important thing piece in securing their ticket to the following part by managing to cease two photographs from the penalty spot, whereas for Scaloni’s workforce Otamendi, Montiel, Mac Allister, and Julián Álvarez scored.
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