Copa América

FT Monday, June 28, 2021
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Bolivia DLLLL 1
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Arena Pantanal

Match Report

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Lionel Messi scores twice as Argentina overrun Bolivia 4-1 at Copa America

Lionel Messi scored twice as Argentina beat Bolivia 4-1 on Monday to set up a Copa America quarter-final against Ecuador.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
9
67.7
Possession
32.3
18
SHOTS
5
13
ON GOAL
2
0.7
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
760
Accurate Passes
327
827
Passes
387
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
0
8
Crosses
6
0.4
Cross %
0.0
51
Long Balls
35
40
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.8
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
11
Interceptions
13
8
Effective Clearances
18
8
Clearances
18

Head to Head

ARG leads series 4-1

Lineups

BOL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Carlos LampeG
  2. 5Adrián JusinoCD-L
  3. 4Luis HaquinCD-R
  4. 17Roberto FernándezLB
  5. 8Diego BejaranoRB
  6. 15Boris CéspedesCM-L
  7. 6Leonel JustinianoCM-R
  8. 20Ramiro VacaLM
  9. 16Erwin SaavedraRM
  10. 25Jeyson ChuraCF-L
  11. 18Gilbert AlvarezCF-R

ARG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Franco ArmaniG
  2. 25Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 6Germán PezzellaCD-R
  4. 8Marcos AcuñaLB
  5. 4Gonzalo MontielRB
  6. 10Lionel MessiAM
  7. 18Guido RodríguezLM
  8. 14Exequiel PalaciosRM
  9. 9Sergio AgüeroF
  10. 24Alejandro GómezAM-L
  11. 21Ángel CorreaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Bolivia 0, Argentina 1. Papu Gómez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  2. 33' Goal! Bolivia 0, Argentina 2. Lionel Messi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 42' Goal! Bolivia 0, Argentina 3. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sergio Agüero with a through ball.
  4. 56' Substitution, Argentina. Julián Álvarez replaces Papu Gómez.
  5. 60' Goal! Bolivia 1, Argentina 3. Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leonel Justiniano.
  6. 61' Substitution, Bolivia. José Sagredo replaces Boris Cespedes.
  7. 61' Substitution, Bolivia. Henry Vaca replaces Jeyson Chura.
  8. 61' Substitution, Bolivia. Rodrigo Ramallo replaces Gilbert Álvarez.
  9. 63' Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Sergio Agüero.
  10. 64' Substitution, Argentina. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Ángel Correa.
  11. 65' Goal! Bolivia 1, Argentina 4. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  12. 71' Substitution, Argentina. Leandro Paredes replaces Guido Rodríguez.
  13. 71' Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  14. 81' Substitution, Bolivia. Diego Wayar replaces Roberto Fernández.
  15. 85' Substitution, Bolivia. Moisés Villarroel replaces Erwin Saavedra.
  16. 86' Rodrigo Ramallo (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90' Marcos Acuña (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+2' Diego Wayar (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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