Chile vs Paraguay, 2021 Copa América, Group Stage
· Copa AméricaAlmiron stars as Paraguay defeat Chile 2-0 in Copa America
Miguel Almiron got a goal and an assist as Paraguay beat Chile 2-0 in the Copa America on Thursday and confirmed their place in the last eight.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Ben Brereton (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Alberto Espínola (Paraguay).
- 3': Carlos González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Chile).
- 3': Eduardo Vargas (Chile) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Foul by Júnior Alonso (Paraguay).
- 5': Offside, Paraguay. Santiago Arzamendia tries a through ball, but Braian Samudio is caught offside.
- 6': Braian Samudio (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Eugenio Mena (Chile).
- 8': Arturo Vidal (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Braian Samudio (Paraguay).
- 11': Foul by Tomás Alarcón (Chile).
- 11': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Júnior Alonso (Paraguay).
- 12': Mauricio Isla (Chile) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Chile).
- 14': Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt saved. Mathias Villasanti (Paraguay) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Gómez.
- 15': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
- 16': Attempt missed. Héctor Martínez (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Santiago Arzamendia with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Alberto Espínola (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Ben Brereton (Chile).
- 20': Ben Brereton (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Braian Samudio (Paraguay).
- 21': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Chile) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by César Pinares.
- 22': Offside, Paraguay. Braian Samudio tries a through ball, but Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
- 25': Carlos González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Gary Medel (Chile).
- 33': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Eugenio Mena.
- 33': Goal! Chile 0, Paraguay 1. Braian Samudio (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Paraguay).
- 38': Francisco Sierralta (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Carlos González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Chile).
- 41': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Eduardo Vargas.
- 41': Attempt missed. Carlos González (Paraguay) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Foul by Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Paraguay).
- 43': Francisco Sierralta (Chile) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Júnior Alonso.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ben Brereton (Chile).
- 45'+1': Mathias Villasanti (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Ben Brereton (Chile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chile 0, Paraguay 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chile 0, Paraguay 1.
- 45': Substitution, Chile. Jean Meneses replaces Tomás Alarcón.
- 46': César Pinares (Chile) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Mathias Villasanti (Paraguay).
- 51': Corner, Chile. Conceded by Héctor Martínez.
- 51': Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Chile) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean Meneses with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Penalty Paraguay. Carlos González draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 55': Penalty conceded by Gary Medel (Chile) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 56': Gary Medel (Chile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! Chile 0, Paraguay 2. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 58': Claudio Bravo (Chile) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': César Pinares (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Paraguay).
- 62': Offside, Chile. César Pinares tries a through ball, but Eugenio Mena is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Paraguay. Ángel Romero replaces Braian Samudio because of an injury.
- 63': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
- 64': Attempt missed. Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Paraguay) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 68': Substitution, Chile. Pablo Galdames replaces César Pinares.
- 68': Substitution, Chile. Enzo Roco replaces Gary Medel because of an injury.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Eduardo Vargas (Chile) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Corner, Chile. Conceded by Júnior Alonso.
- 74': VAR Decision: No Penalty Chile.
- 77': Substitution, Paraguay. Óscar Romero replaces Carlos González.
- 77': Substitution, Paraguay. Antonio Bareiro replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 78': Foul by Héctor Martínez (Paraguay).
- 78': Mauricio Isla (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Héctor Martínez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Foul by Ángel Romero (Paraguay).
- 81': Francisco Sierralta (Chile) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Offside, Paraguay. Júnior Alonso tries a through ball, but Antonio Bareiro is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Paraguay. Gastón Giménez replaces Ángel Cardozo Lucena because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Paraguay. Omar Alderete replaces Santiago Arzamendia.
- 88': Alberto Espínola (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Jean Meneses (Chile).
- 89': Charles Aránguiz (Chile) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Óscar Romero (Paraguay).
- 90': Corner, Chile. Conceded by Mathias Villasanti.
- 90': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Chile) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charles Aránguiz with a cross.
- 90'+2': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Chile).
- 90'+2': Gastón Giménez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Chile).
- 90'+4': Óscar Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Antonio Bareiro went off injured after Paraguay had used all subs.
- 90'+6': Eduardo Vargas (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Mauricio Isla (Chile) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Meneses.
- 90'+8': Charles Aránguiz (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Ángel Romero (Paraguay).
- 90'+10': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Chile).
- 90'+10': Óscar Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Chile 0, Paraguay 2.
- 0': Match ends, Chile 0, Paraguay 2.
Statistics
 PAR |
CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 31.9 | Possession | 68.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 213 | Accurate Passes | 559 |
| 298 | Passes | 642 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 24 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 21 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Copa América
Venue: Arena BRB Mané Garrincha
Location: Brasília, Brazil
Venue: Arena BRB Mané Garrincha
Location: Brasília, Brazil
Copa América Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Peru | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Chile (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Claudio Bravo (GK)  |
| 6 | Francisco Sierralta |
| 17 | Gary Medel |
| 2 | Eugenio Mena |
| 4 | Mauricio Isla |
| 19 | Tomás Alarcón |
| 20 | Charles Aránguiz |
| 8 | Arturo Vidal |
| 11 | Eduardo Vargas |
| 22 | Ben Brereton Díaz |
| 7 | Cesar Pinares |
Paraguay (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antony Silva (GK) |
| 6 | Júnior Alonso |
| 15 | Gustavo Gómez |
| 24 | Héctor Martínez |
| 13 | Alberto Espínola |
| 16 | Ángel Cardozo |
| 23 | Mathias Villasanti |
| 19 | Santiago Arzamendia |
| 18 | Braian Samudio |
| 7 | Carlos González |
| 10 | Miguel Almirón |
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