Argentina thrashes Chile in an exciting match
Argentina convincingly beat Chile 3-0 in a vibrant match played at the Estadio Mâs Monumental in Buenos Aires, on the seventh day of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The match started with an intense pace, and in the 30th minute, Rodrigo de Paul received the first yellow card of the match. Chile responded minutes later with yellow cards for Mauricio Núñez and Vicente Dávila in the 39th and 40th minutes respectively.
In the second half, Argentina opened the scoring in the 48th minute with a goal from Alexis Mac Allister, assisted by Julián Álvarez. The Argentine joy didn’t last long, as Chile reacted with a more aggressive game, but without finding the key to break down the Argentine defense.
Despite numerous substitutions on both sides, Argentina continued its dominance and extended its lead in the 84th minute with another goal from Álvarez, this time with an assist from Giovani Lo Celso. The third goal came in the 90th minute, when Paulo Dybala finished off a pass from Alejandro Garnacho with class.
With this victory, Argentina consolidates its position at the top of the South American qualifiers table, while Chile remains in eighth place with only 3 points.
Match statistics:
Argentina: 65% possession, 16 shots (8 on target, 5 off target), 4 corners, 8 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Chile: 35% possession, 5 shots (1 on target, 2 off target), 4 corners, 14 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Match details:
Date: September 6, 2024
City: Capital Federal, Buenos Aires
Stadium: Estadio Mâs Monumental
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela, Venezuela
League: South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup
Season: 2026
Round: Group Stage – 7
Country: World
Substitutions argentina: at minute 51 G. Lo Celso came in and N. Gonzalez went out., at minute 79 M. Acuna came in and L. Martinez went out., at minute 79 P. Dybala came in and A. Mac Allister went out., at minute 79 A. Garnacho came in and L. Martinez went out., at minute 89 T. Castellanos came in and J. Alvarez went out.
Substitutions chile: at minute 61 Carlos Palacios came in and V. Davila went out., at minute 61 W. H. Alarcon Cepeda came in and M. Nunez went out., at minute 72 C. Baeza came in and R. Echeverria went out., at minute 72 E. Mena came in and T. Galdames went out., at minute 79 B. Brereton Diaz came in and Eduardo Vargas went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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