This Argentina team is a joke and might not make it to the knockouts, Lionel Scaloni deserves a lot of the blame tonight.
"They scored with their first attack and that caused us a lot of uncertainty. Football's calendar is being upended by the coronavirus, but that hasn't stopped officials in South America from insisting on playing on as planned.
The 2022 World Cup qualifiers are going to be a mess of fixtures to complete once football returns, but would cutting the Copa America help? Tuesday CONMEBOL postponed the Copa America a year due to the coronavirus. The Barcelona forward, who is playing at his eighth major tournament with Argentina and has already lost four major finals, blasted in from the spot but an awfully timed tackle by Nicolas Otamendi threatened to undo his good work. Time limits and T&Cs apply. Following their opening-game defeat to Colombia, Argentina lie bottom of Copa America Group B. - Full Copa America fixtures schedule. We had a very clear plan but couldn't execute it as we kept losing the ball," he told reporters. No clear plan/system/tactics.#ARGPAR#CopaAmericapic.twitter.com/ju1Hc0Pxwt. Read RT Privacy policy to find out more. "Our first half was not good, we played with desperation at times and we couldn't control the play or create attacks. Anything less than victory against the Asian Cup winners will send Argentina out and further prolong Messi's long wait to win a trophy with his country. Min odds, bet, and payment method exclusions apply. The result ensured Colombia clinched top spot in the group on six points after they beat Qatar 1-0 earlier on.
CONMEBOL are running out of time to stage their qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. Lionel Scaloni is a fraud!
A Lionel Messi penalty and spot-kick save by goalkeeper Franco Armani kept Argentina’s Copa America hopes alive as they put in another sub-par performance in a 1-1 draw with Paraguay. One option, however, may be to cancel next year's Copa America. His first substitution changed the game positively, when Agüero went in #Argentina was much more dangerous with 2 strikers. The ball fell to Messi but the captain's shot was tipped away by Paraguay keeper Roberto Fernandez.
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All rights reserved. The top two teams from each of the three groups are guaranteed quarter-final spots, while the remaining two places go to the two best third-placed teams. Just when Argentina found life and were doing good with Martinez,Aguero and Messi,Scaloni decides to ruin it by taking off Martinez and brings in Di Maria that too playing him in a role which he left years back. Despite another shaky performance in the Copa America, Argentina still have their fate in their hands to reach the quarterfinals after drawing 1-1 with Paraguay on Wednesday as fortune shined on their side three times. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake.
More Details. Argentina leveled from the spot on 57 minutes after VAR adjudged that Ivan Piris had handled in the box, despite no players appealing for the infringement. Jordi Cruyff has stepped down as Ecuador coach without leading the national team in any games. Richard Sanchez had given Paraguay the lead in the 37th minute, firing into the bottom corner after a lung-bursting run from Miguel Almiron down the left wing.
Messi fired home confidently to level the scores, but Argentina were indebted to goalkeeper Armani at the other end of the pitch when he saved a Derlis Gonzalez penalty five minutes later. © AFP / Douglas Magno, Argentine boss Scaloni.
Many see Scaloni as dangerously out of his depth, also criticizing him for leaving Juventus star Paulo Dybala on the bench again for the duration of the game. A Lionel Messi penalty and spot-kick save by goalkeeper Franco Armani kept Argentina’s Copa America hopes alive as they put in another sub-par performance in a 1-1 draw with Paraguay. If Lionel Scaloni wants to do something constructive at the half-time break, resigning wouldn't be a bad choice. #CopaAmerica#CopaAmerica2019pic.twitter.com/agexl4PQ6F.
Yet Argentina enjoyed a third slice of good fortune as Armani came to the rescue by punching Gonzalez's spot-kick away, and the River Plate goalkeeper also saved a later free kick from Matias Rojas. Paraguay were awarded a spot-kick of their own a few minutes later but Derlis Gonzalez's shot was saved by Argentina keeper Franco Armani, who was lucky to avoid a red card when he fouled Gonzalez outside his area at the end of the first half. What must Dybala do to get into a poor #Argentina starting XI! For a team like Argentina, which feels like it always has to win, the first blow is hard to take, but we assured the players at halftime that it was just one goal.".