In the absence of Lionel Messi and their Coach due to Covid related issues, the Argentinian side visited one of their South American neighbours, Chile.
As the two teams took their sides in the Stadium Zorro Del Desierto, Argentina were in a comfortable position as they had already qualified for this year’s world cup later in October and November.
As far as the possession and passing went, Chile looked much better and had much more control of the ball as compared to their rivals. For Chile every game was a must win as they were below the likes of Peru and Colombia at 7th.
If one PSG star couldn’t make it another one found a stage to shine as Angel di Maria struck early on at the 9th minute with one of the greatest goals of the South American qualifiers this year. Chile’s Brereton Diaz equalised pretty soon as the clock hit 20 minutes with an assist by Nunez.
What followed was a war of tactics between the two sides with Argentina getting the lead by a goal by Lautoro Martinez the striker.
After being dropped in June for a bit, Di Maria has earned his spot back and has scored for Argentina 3 times since the summer now. “When Leo (Messi) is there, everything is always much easier,” Di Maria said. “The important thing is to continue working in this way and give more joy to the Argentines.”