The third round of the America Cup group match was held in the early morning of the 24th Beijing time. In the case of having to win to qualify, Argentina beat Qatar 2-0 and finally advanced to the elimination match as the second in the group. In the top eight, they will play against Venezuela.
In the first two rounds of group matches, the Argentine team only got 1 point. Because of the disadvantage of winning the ball, it was at the bottom of the group. In the last round, it was necessary to win against Qatar to qualify. Although Qatar was slightly inferior in strength, its tenacious defense against Paraguay still gave them 1 point after two rounds and retained the hope of promotion.
Under heavy pressure, Argentina coach Scaroni continued to send the strongest squad. Massey continued to start the game, working with Aguero and Lautaro Martínez. It is worth mentioning that June 24 is Massey’s 32nd birthday, and his wife and children also came to the scene to cheer for Argentina.
Lautaro opened the door to victory for Argentina.
In the competition, the first one to break the deadlock for Argentina was laotaro. Only 4 minutes after the opening, he used Qatar defender’s mistake to steal and break the door. Lautaro only started in the game against Paraguay, and his performance was flat and he was replaced in the second half. This is his first goal in this competition.
“I am very happy because we have achieved the desired results.” Loutaro said after the game that the team put pressure on the opponent on the offensive side and quickly scored goals, but this was limited to the beginning of the game, “it has not been maintained since then.” After 1-0, Argentina’s offensive tempo slowed down and Aguero scored the 2nd goal until the 82nd minute of the game.
The two attacking partners scored each other, which could not be separated from Massey’s threading lead. After the game, he was named the best player in the game. Looking back at the data of the whole game, Macy shot twice and shot twice, and the passing success rate reached 83%. In addition, there were 2 passes and 1 steals.
“We played an excellent game, and winning is the most important thing. We need such a game to gain confidence and calm.” Massey said after the game, “Argentine people always accompany us. With several games going on, the team should be growing, and this game is for this purpose.”
A 2-0 game is enough to ensure Argentina’s promotion. Because in the same group duel at the same time, Colombia won Paraguay 1-0, and the points of the latter stayed at 2 points. Argentina ranked second in the group with 4 points. In the 8th strong battle, they will face the second Venezuela in Group A.