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Argentina Defeats Chile in Tense Match in Santiago
In a hard-fought match at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Santiago de Chile, Argentina secured a victory against Chile in the World Cup 2026 qualifying stage. The only goal of the game came early, in the 16th minute, courtesy of Julián Álvarez with an assist from Thiago Almada.
The match, officiated by Jesús Valenzuela, was intense and marked by numerous fouls. Chile, with 34% possession, attempted to create scoring opportunities with 7 shots, 3 of which were on target, but failed to break through the Argentine defense. Argentina, dominating the ball with 66% possession, generated more danger with 10 shots, 4 of them on target.
The encounter was peppered with yellow cards. Chile received four cautions (Arturo Vidal, Luis Cepeda, Bruno Cortes and Guillermo Maripan), while Argentina saw two cards (Nicolás Tagliafico and Cristian Romero). The match was characterized by its intensity and constant battle in midfield.
Substitutions chile: at minute 46 F. Hormazabal came in and V. Pizarro went out., at minute 46 J. Altamirano came in and A. Vidal went out., at minute 58 A. Aravena came in and D. Osorio went out., at minute 87 V. Davila came in and A. Sanchez went out., at minute 87 M. Nunez came in and F. Loyola went out.
Substitutions argentina: at minute 57 L. Messi came in and N. Paz went out., at minute 79 F. Medina came in and L. Balerdi went out., at minute 80 A. Correa came in and J. Alvarez went out., at minute 84 F. Mastantuono came in and T. Almada went out., at minute 84 J. Foyth came in and G. Simeone went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chile
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Argentina
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