Copa América

FT Saturday, June 18, 2016
Venezuela LDWWD 1
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Argentina WWWWW 4
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Gillette Stadium · 59,183 att.

Match Report

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Lionel Messi shines as Argentina advances to face U.S.

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Team Stats

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Fouls
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0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
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ON GOAL
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0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

ARG leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ARG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Sergio RomeroG
  2. 13Ramiro Funes MoriCD-L
  3. 17Nicolás OtamendiCD-R
  4. 16Marcos RojoLB
  5. 4Gabriel MercadoRB
  6. 14Javier MascheranoCM
  7. 19Éver BanegaLM
  8. 8Augusto FernándezRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 20Nicolás GaitánLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Sergio AgüeroSUB
  2. 2Jonathan MaidanaSUB
  3. 22Ezequiel LavezziSUB
  4. 6Lucas BigliaSUB
  5. 21Javier PastoreSUB
  6. 5Matías KranevitterSUB
  7. 23Mariano AndújarSUB
  8. 12Nahuel GuzmánSUB
  9. 3Facundo RoncagliaSUB
  10. 15Víctor CuestaSUB
  11. 18Erik LamelaSUB

VEN · 4-4-2

  1. 12Dani HernándezG
  2. 4Oswaldo VizcarrondoCD-L
  3. 2Wilker ÁngelCD-R
  4. 20Rolf FeltscherLB
  5. 21Alexander GonzálezRB
  6. 5Arquímedes FigueraCM-L
  7. 8Tomás RincónCM-R
  8. 13Luis SeijasLM
  9. 15Alejandro GuerraRM
  10. 17Josef MartínezCF-L
  11. 9Salomón RondónCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Rómulo OteroSUB
  2. 22Yangel HerreraSUB
  3. 16Roberto RosalesSUB
  4. 1José ContrerasSUB
  5. 6Sema VelázquezSUB
  6. 11JuanpiSUB
  7. 19Christian SantosSUB
  8. 3Mikel VillanuevaSUB
  9. 23Wuilker FaríñezSUB
  10. 14Carlos SuárezSUB
  11. 18Adalberto PeñarandaSUB
  12. 7Yonathan Del ValleSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Luis Seijas (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 8' Goal! Argentina 1, Venezuela 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  3. 27' Nicolás Gaitán (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 28' Goal! Argentina 2, Venezuela 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  5. 44' Penalty saved. Luis Seijas (Venezuela) left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  6. 52' Wilker Ángel (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 55' Substitution, Venezuela. Juanpi replaces Luis Seijas.
  8. 60' Goal! Argentina 3, Venezuela 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán.
  9. 63' Arquímedes Figuera (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 67' Substitution, Argentina. Érik Lamela replaces Nicolás Gaitán because of an injury.
  11. 70' Goal! Argentina 3, Venezuela 1. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Guerra with a cross.
  12. 71' Goal! Argentina 4, Venezuela 1. Érik Lamela (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  13. 74' Substitution, Argentina. Sergio Agüero replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
  14. 77' Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 80' Substitution, Venezuela. Yonathan del Valle replaces Josef Martínez.
  16. 80' Substitution, Argentina. Lucas Biglia replaces Éver Banega.
  17. 85' Substitution, Venezuela. José Manuel Velázquez replaces Tomás Rincón because of an injury.

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