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And without Messi! Argentina leaves Chile with one foot out of the World Cup

By Wilian Estrella

The Albiceleste did not hesitate and were convincing against La Roja, which lacked order and depth in attack.

The Albiceleste did not hesitate and were convincing against La Roja, which lacked order and depth in attack.

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Ángel Di María and Lautaro Martínez were more than enough and the Albiceleste defeated La Roja without Lionel Messi, absent due to COVID-19 in a tense visit to Chile, which ended up being the perfect opportunity for the Argentines to demonstrate their superiority in the continent with a 2-1 victory

The team coached by Lionel Scaloni and already qualified for Qatar, had no major problems to win thanks to goals by strikers Ángel Di María after 10 minutes and Lautaro Martínez after 34 minutes.

For Chile, Ben Brereton scored in the 21st minute, but in addition to making the match tense, his goal did not have the expected effect in encouraging his teammates to go forward and secure a victory that leaves the team coached by Martín Lasarte with one foot out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Apart from the Chilean goal, perhaps the only other moment in which the Argentine national team felt the threat near its goal was when Lisandro Martinez was flagged for an unnecessary infringement, which allowed Alexis Sanchez to threaten "Dibu" Martinez with a dangerous shot that went just wide

In Calama, the duel began with a vertiginous rhythm full of tension where a Chilean team without depth or order was seen, and which now faces a serious situation to look for a chance to go to the World Cup.

Next Tuesday, Argentina will host Colombia, while Chile will play its last chances in the 3,600 meters of altitude of La Paz, where it will face Bolivia.


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