Copa América

FT Tuesday, July 9, 2024
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MetLife Stadium · 80,102 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Lionel Messi, Argentina beat Canada to reach Copa América final

Argentina beat Canada 2-0 at the Copa América on Tuesday night at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, as goals from Julián Álvarez and Lionel Messi sent the defending champions back to the final.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
5
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
2
49.3
Possession
50.7
9
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
395
Accurate Passes
406
458
Passes
478
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
2
9
Crosses
3
0.0
Cross %
0.7
32
Long Balls
42
10
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
8
15
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
6
6
Effective Clearances
12
6
Clearances
12

Highlights

02:07 Moreno: Messi looked healthier in Argentina's win vs. Canada Watch on ESPN 02:44 Why Alphonso Davies struggled in Copa América Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARG leads series 2-0

Lineups

ARG · 4-4-2

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 25Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 13Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 4Gonzalo MontielRB
  6. 24Enzo FernándezCM-L
  7. 7Rodrigo De PaulCM-R
  8. 20Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  9. 11Ángel Di MaríaRM
  10. 9Julián ÁlvarezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Valentin CarboniSUB
  2. 16Giovani Lo CelsoSUB
  3. 8Marcos AcuñaSUB
  4. 17Alejandro GarnachoSUB
  5. 26Nahuel MolinaSUB
  6. 14Exequiel PalaciosSUB
  7. 18Guido RodríguezSUB
  8. 12Gerónimo RulliSUB
  9. 2Lucas Martínez QuartaSUB
  10. 19Nicolás OtamendiSUB
  11. 1Franco ArmaniSUB
  12. 5Leandro ParedesSUB
  13. 6Germán PezzellaSUB
  14. 15Nico GonzálezSUB
  15. 22Lautaro MartínezSUB

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. 14Jacob ShaffelburgLM
  9. 22Richie LaryeaRM
  10. 9Cyle LarinCF-L
  11. 10Jonathan DavidCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Jacen Russell-RoweSUB
  2. 18Tom McGillSUB
  3. 25Tani OluwaseyiSUB
  4. 4Kamal MillerSUB
  5. 21Jonathan OsorioSUB
  6. 3Luc de FougerollesSUB
  7. 20Ali AhmedSUB
  8. 23Liam MillarSUB
  9. 24Mathieu ChoinièreSUB
  10. 5Joel WatermanSUB
  11. 11Thelonius BairSUB
  12. 1Dayne St. ClairSUB
  13. 6Samuel PietteSUB
  14. 26Kyle HiebertSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Argentina 1, Canada 0. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.
  2. 32' Jonathan David (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 51' Goal! Argentina 2, Canada 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  4. 55' Substitution, Canada. Liam Millar replaces Jacob Shaffelburg.
  5. 55' Substitution, Canada. Ali Ahmed replaces Richie Laryea.
  6. 63' Stephen Eustaquio (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 64' Substitution, Canada. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Jonathan David.
  8. 64' Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.
  9. 71' Substitution, Argentina. Nahuel Molina replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
  10. 71' Substitution, Canada. Jonathan Osorio replaces Alphonso Davies because of an injury.
  11. 72' Substitution, Canada. Mathieu Choinière replaces Stephen Eustaquio.
  12. 78' Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Julián Álvarez.
  13. 78' Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  14. 78' Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás González replaces Ángel Di María.
  15. 79' Ismaël Koné (Canada) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 88' Nahuel Molina (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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