Today's match between Argentina and Chile was a throwback of the 2015 Copa final. The match started with some good moves from Argentina.
First 25 minutes of the first half was completely dominated by Argentina with Di Maria creating some good openings. But having very few chance of playing in the same team for most part of the year, the lack of coordination between the midfield and striking force was visible. Chile gradually repelled back the initial set of attacks and settled into the game. Once they grasped the game they also created chances and looked to dominate rest of the first half. There were some close misses from their side.
First 25 minutes of the first half was completely dominated by Argentina with Di Maria creating some good openings. But having very few chance of playing in the same team for most part of the year, the lack of coordination between the midfield and striking force was visible. Chile gradually repelled back the initial set of attacks and settled into the game. Once they grasped the game they also created chances and looked to dominate rest of the first half. There were some close misses from their side.
In the second half Chile looked to attack more from the onset. They were doing quite good but because of some sloppy work in the midfield helped Argentina pump in 2 goals in quick succession; Di Maria scored the first one (50') and provided the assistance for the second one to Banega (58').In the last minute of extra time (90+3') Chile scored their only goal. It was a mistake from the Argentine goal-keeper who charged forward to fist the shot from a free-kick but missed because the distance was too far for him to cover.
Something which Argentina needs to look at:
- They need to look for an alternative to Higuain as their main striking force. Higuain was the top scorer in Serie A in the recently concluded season but he looks far from convincing while playing for Argentina.
- Di Maria is in prime form. If Messi can come in (he missed this match) then he should be more playing in the creative role and Di Maria as the striker.
- In today's match the absence of a striker in the middle was noticed many times. Crosses from the left and right flanks were not getting converted. In fact there was an instance when left flank crossed to right and then right to left again but no one was in the middle to collect and score.
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