Argentina faces Chile in round 1 of Copa America. The match will be played on Tuesday, June 15th at Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos (Rio de Janeiro)
Argentina is currently ranked second in the standings of the World Cup qualification. It lags behind Brazil, which has won all games. Messi and company also did not lose, but they are hardly happy with the results of the June matches. Both times they were unable to maintain their advantage. At first, there was a draw with Chile, and a 1-1 score was established by the 36th minute. Then Lionel Scaloni's charges showed a perfect start, scoring Columbia twice by the 8th minute. But the Argentines relaxed and allowed the Coffee Growers to save the game, and the equalizer was scored in the 94th minute.
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Chile came to Russia only for the Confederations Cup, as the winner of the Copa America. But most importantly, then the strong team failed the qualification. Now not everything is all right either, and the Reds are at the bottom of the standings. The change of a coach didn’t help that much. Martin Lasarte has been heading the national team since 2021. Of course, a 1-1 away draw against Argentina can be considered a success. But then the Chileans couldn’t beat Bolivia, which is dangerous only in its native La Paz. The hosts quite confidently controlled the course of the game and managed to breach the opponent's defense (Pulgar scored in the 69th minute), but the Bolivians earned a penalty, and Marcelo Moreno took advantage of that chance. As a result, that 1-1 draw worsened the situation for La Roja in terms of advancing to the World Cup. However, now there will be another tournament.
Argentina has lost in regulation time (not on penalties) only once, back in 2008. However, both lats head-to-head matches ended in draws (0-0 in the friendly match in 2019 and recent 1-1). It is unlikely that there will be a more entertaining game now than a couple of weeks ago. We bet on Under 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
