South American Qualifiers: Chile vs Argentina
At 8:15 a.m. Beijing time on January 28, 2022, the South American qualifiers will stage a good show, and Chile will play against Argentina. Chile is currently ranked 24th in the world, in this South American qualifier, the team's performance is somewhat fluctuating, after 14 games, achieved 4 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, ranked 6th with 16 points, and the 4th and 5th places in front of Colombia and Peru have a 1-point gap, which shows that the team still has the opportunity to impact the qualifying place. From the statistical point of view, Chile scored 15 goals in 14 games, lost 16, and the offensive and defensive performance was average.
Chile recently played two warm-up matches, first a 2-2 draw with Mexico, and then a 2-1 win over El Salvador, which shows that the team is still in good shape. It is worth noting that the likes of Vegas, Bravo and Parra are in good shape and have all scored goals for the team. Unfortunately, the team's core midfielder Vidal was red carded in the last match against Ecuador and will be suspended for this game.
Argentina is the world's top team, currently ranked 5th in the world, the team last year's results are good, in the Copa America competition, the team 1-0 pressure Brazil, won the championship trophy; and in the South American qualifiers, the team after 13 games of fighting, harvested 29 points, ranking 2nd in the standings, according to the current schedule, the team has locked in the qualification in advance, and in the remaining schedule, the team may not be too high, just a routine.
Argentina can be said to be a gathering of famous players, with stars such as Messi, Di Maria, Martinez and DePaul, but from the official list released on January 19, 2022, the team is still selectively called up, Messi will be absent from the current big list, Dybala, Lautaro and Di Maria and other people, in terms of overall strength, I am afraid there will be a certain decline.
In the past meetings between the two teams, Chile has not won a single victory in the last 10 matches against Argentina, only achieving 5 draws and 5 defeats, and the past performance is obviously inferior. As far as the current South American qualifiers are concerned, Chile still has the opportunity to impact the qualification, and there will be no lack of warlike intentions; and Argentina has already won the World Cup place in advance, and it is logical for the team to adjust the lineup. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, the Argentine team with superior past performance has not been given support, and the Chilean team can expect points in this battle.