Argentina beat Chile 3-0 in a match with a red-and-white presence, Rodrigo de Paul , Nahuel Molina and Julián Álvarez were starters. Giuliano Simeone , who was on the bench, and Juan Musso did not get any minutes. Chile came out to press very high, and Rodrigo de Paul showed his intention to control the match.
Julian Alvarez tried and tested the Chilean goalkeeper, Rodrigo de Paullooked for Arias ' goal after a good combination with Julian Alvarez , which ended in a corner kick. In that corner kick, the player from Calchin found a ball near the penalty spot, and the shot went high.
At around the 20th minute, Rodrigo de Paul found the answer from Gabriel Arias , the Racing Club de Avellaneda goalkeeper. Without Leo Messi , the fouls were all from the Albiceleste number 7, who put a sweet to Nico González , but he did not connect well.
Rodrigo de Paul, the figure of Argentina
Rodrigo de Paul was shown a rather unnecessary yellow card after half an hour, a gesture by the Argentine that annoyed the referee. The game became quite rough and had more challenges than chances, Chile gave a serious warning on the brink of half-time. A shot off the post by Matías Catalán put Argentina on the ropes in a match that was more complicated than expected.
The red-and-whites, except for Rodrigo de Paul , who was very active during the first 45 minutes, were quite discreet. Nahuel Molina put some balls into the area, although Argentina's attacks went more down Lisandro's side than his own. Julián Álvarez only had one shot go wide, and Rodrigo de Paul was the driving force of the team without its great leader.
Mac Allister opened the can
The Albiceleste were struggling, and it was Alexis Mac Allister who took advantage of a great triangle play that had both the red and white players involved. The play was started by Rodrigo de Paul , Julián assisted and Lautaro feinted for the Liverpool player to break Arias ' goal. De Paul wanted to continue the party, but his shot didn't find the goal; the red and white player felt comfortable on the pitch.
Lionel Scaloni brought on Alejandro Garnacho and Paulo Dybala , looking to freshen up the team, and in the first opportunity he had, he gave a sensational ball to the Atletico striker. Julián Álvarez was unable to assist Alejandro Garnacho , as the Chilean centre-back got in the way.
The spider bit again
It took a while, but the Spider bit. The play came after a masterful steal by Enzo Fernández , who served it to Julián Álvarez . The red-and-white player connected with a real missile to blow the cobwebs away from Gabriel Arias ' goal.
The Argentine coach gave him a break a few minutes from the end for an old LaLiga acquaintance, Taty Castellanos , and Paulo Dybala joined the party. The Roma player pulled a goal out of the hat that left Gabriel Arias stunned. Argentina , after a somewhat weak first half, showed their potential and beat Chile .