Copa América

FT Thursday, June 20, 2024
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Match Report

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Argentina beats Canada to begin Copa América defense

Defending champions Argentina beat Canada 2-0 in the opening match of the Copa América in Atlanta on Thursday with forwards Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez scoring second-half goals to seal the victory.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
7
6
Saves
2
35.6
Possession
64.4
10
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
9
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
265
Accurate Passes
547
327
Passes
604
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
10
0.4
Cross %
0.3
27
Long Balls
51
14
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
4
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
14
29
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
8
18
Effective Clearances
10
18
Clearances
10

Head to Head

ARG leads series 1-0

Lineups

ARG · 4-4-2

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 25Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 13Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 8Marcos AcuñaLB
  5. 26Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 5Leandro ParedesCM-L
  7. 7Rodrigo De PaulCM-R
  8. 20Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  9. 11Ángel Di MaríaRM
  10. 9Julián ÁlvarezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

CAN · 4-4-2

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 13Derek CorneliusCD-L
  3. 15Moïse BombitoCD-R
  4. 19Alphonso DaviesLB
  5. 2Alistair JohnstonRB
  6. 7Stephen EustáquioCM-L
  7. 8Ismaël KonéCM-R
  8. 23Liam MillarLM
  9. 17Tajon BuchananRM
  10. 9Cyle LarinCF-L
  11. 10Jonathan DavidCF-R

Timeline

  1. 49' Goal! Argentina 1, Canada 0. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  2. 59' Substitution, Canada. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Tajon Buchanan.
  3. 61' Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  4. 68' Substitution, Argentina. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Ángel Di María.
  5. 76' Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Julián Álvarez.
  6. 77' Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Leandro Paredes.
  7. 80' Substitution, Canada. Richie Laryea replaces Cyle Larin.
  8. 81' Ismaël Koné (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 85' Substitution, Canada. Jonathan Osorio replaces Ismaël Koné.
  10. 85' Substitution, Canada. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Liam Millar.
  11. 88' Goal! Argentina 2, Canada 0. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  12. 89' Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Tagliafico replaces Marcos Acuña.
  13. 89' Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Nahuel Molina.
  14. 90'+1' Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+4' Derek Cornelius (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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