Copa América

FT Saturday, July 3, 2021
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Argentina DWWWW 3
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Match Report

DOUGLAS MAGNO/AFP

Argentina beat Ecuador to move into Copa America semifinal

Lionel Messi scored a free kick and served up two assists as Argentina beat Ecuador 3-0 to book a Copa America semifinal against Colombia.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
10
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
2
53.1
Possession
46.9
10
SHOTS
21
2
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
260
Accurate Passes
237
324
Passes
296
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.4
47
Long Balls
30
16
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
7
13
Effective Tackles
11
20
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
8
13
Effective Clearances
17
13
Clearances
17

Head to Head

ARG leads series 4-1

Lineups

ARG · 4-3-3

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 19Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 6Germán PezzellaCD-R
  4. 8Marcos AcuñaLB
  5. 26Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 5Leandro ParedesCM
  7. 20Giovani Lo CelsoLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 22Lautaro MartínezF
  10. 15Nico GonzálezLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 3Nicolás TagliaficoSUB
  2. 25Lisandro MartínezSUB
  3. 21Ángel CorreaSUB
  4. 14Exequiel PalaciosSUB
  5. 12Agustín MarchesínSUB
  6. 9Sergio AgüeroSUB
  7. 11Ángel Di MaríaSUB
  8. 24Alejandro GómezSUB
  9. 4Gonzalo MontielSUB
  10. 16Joaquín CorreaSUB
  11. 18Guido RodríguezSUB
  12. 1Franco ArmaniSUB

ECU · 4-3-3

  1. 1Hernán GalíndezG
  2. 3Piero HincapiéCD-L
  3. 4Robert ArboledaCD-R
  4. 7Pervis EstupiñánLB
  5. 17Ángelo PreciadoRB
  6. 10Carlos GruezoCM
  7. 20Jhegson MéndezLM
  8. 21Alan FrancoRM
  9. 13Enner ValenciaF
  10. 27Diego PalaciosLF
  11. 15Ángel MenaRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Michael EstradaSUB
  2. 28José HurtadoSUB
  3. 23Moisés CaicedoSUB
  4. 12Pedro OrtizSUB
  5. 22Alexander DomínguezSUB
  6. 9Leonardo CampanaSUB
  7. 19Gonzalo PlataSUB
  8. 2Félix TorresSUB
  9. 16Mario PineidaSUB
  10. 6Christian NoboaSUB
  11. 14Xavier ArreagaSUB
  12. 8Fidel MartínezSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 31' Alan Steven Franco (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Goal! Argentina 1, Ecuador 0. Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  4. 44' Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+4' Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45' Substitution, Ecuador. Michael Estrada replaces Carlos Gruezo.
  7. 45' Substitution, Ecuador. Gonzalo Plata replaces Diego Palacios.
  8. 66' Nicolás González (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 70' Substitution, Ecuador. Moisés Caicedo replaces Alan Steven Franco.
  10. 71' Substitution, Argentina. Ángel Di María replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  11. 71' Substitution, Argentina. Guido Rodríguez replaces Leandro Paredes.
  12. 83' Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Tagliafico replaces Nicolás González.
  13. 83' Substitution, Ecuador. Leonardo Campana replaces Ángelo Preciado.
  14. 84' Goal! Argentina 2, Ecuador 0. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  15. 90'+2' Piero Hincapie (Ecuador) is shown the red card.
  16. 90'+3' Goal! Argentina 3, Ecuador 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  17. 90'+4' Substitution, Argentina. Sergio Agüero replaces Lautaro Martínez.

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