On the morning of January 28, Beijing time, the South American World Preliminary Tournament continued. For Argentina, who have already qualified early, they will face their old rival Chile away in this round. After 90 minutes, Argentina relied on goals from Di Maria and Lautaro to win 2-1 against Chile to maintain their second place in the South American zone.
As he had already qualified early, Argentina's absolute core Messi did not participate in the training camp, he chose to stay in Paris and prepare for the next club matches. In the training photos posted in Paris, Messi had a smile on his face, and it was obvious that the Argentine was in a very good mood. After paying attention to today's argentina match, I believe that Messi's mood will be more pleasant.
Although he has qualified early, in order to keep his unbeaten record, Scaloni still sent Lautaro, Di Maria and other main players in this game. Just 10 minutes into the match, Argentina relied on Di Maria's world wave to pry open the record, but Chile quickly equalized. However, before returning to the dressing room, Argentina once again took the lead, DePaul's shot was saved, and Lautaro made up for it in time. At half-time, Argentina led 2-1, and they eventually won with that score.
With Argentina already qualified early and Messi absent, the attention of the game was not high. But in the second half of the game, the Argentine players gave the famous scene of the World Preliminary Round. In the 80 minutes of the game, Argentina, who led 2-1, still had the possibility of being equalized, while three players in their penalty area simultaneously slipped to the ground to block the Chilean player's shot.
This scene is quite enthusiastic for the Argentine fans, and they immediately feel the strong cohesion of this team. After winning the match, the Argentine players also embraced and celebrated, although it was only a simple qualifier, but they were as happy as if they had won the championship.
After winning last summer's Copa America, Argentina is now unprecedentedly united. The Pampas Eagles, with Messi at the core, although they are not the absolute boss in South America at present, they are enough to be on an equal footing with Brazil. The most valuable thing about this Argentine team is that almost everyone is willing to be a blue-collar worker, and the 3 people who fell to the ground in this game are the best embodiment.
In the previous paris match, Messi had been on the hot spot by falling to the ground to block a free kick. If the core bosses of a team are willing to do this kind of dirty work, it is difficult not to be in awe of this team. At the end of the year in Qatar, Argentina will undoubtedly be the absolute favorite to win the championship. Is it possible that Messi, who participated in the World Cup for the last time, will usher in the dream moment? Let's wait and see.