In the World Qualifiers south American qualifiers, the much-anticipated Argentina continued to explode, and they had a strong dialogue with Chile, with Di Maria and Martinez scoring to beat the opponent 2-1. In this game, although Argentina lacked Messi, after changing their style, they played with ease. After winning this game, Argentina is getting closer and closer to qualifying for the World Cup, and in the next round of matches, they only need to score 1 more point to advance to the World Cup.
Argentina's performance in this World Preliminary Tournament is finally like what a giant should look like. They have not lost a single game in their last 14 World Preliminaries. And they were able to achieve such a great result, mainly because they changed the style of playing. In particular, this match against Chile is a typical match after their change of style.
In this game, Argentina changed its previous style of pursuing possession. They gave most of the ball to Chile and concentrated on playing a defensive counter-attack. This trick is simply not too effective. Just nine minutes into the game, Paris's core player Di Maria completed the goal, he received a pass from teammate De Paulo, a hit, to help the Argentine Lightning to take a 1-0 lead.
In the ensuing matches, although Argentina were equalized, their counterattack soon paid off. In the 34th minute, Martinez used his personal ability to overtake the score again on the counter-attack. In the half, Argentina took a 2-1 lead. After the second half of the game, Argentina did not blindly defend. Instead, it continued to threaten the opponent with counterattacks, a move that directly made the Chilean team dare not act rashly. In the end, they maintained a 2-1 score until the end.
In terms of statistics, Argentina is indeed different from the past Argentina, this game, they only have 40% possession, and the shooting data is far less than that of Chile. But they scored 2 goals. That's the effect of the style change!
With three points in the game, Argentina now has 32 points, up to eight points ahead of third place behind them. In the next round of matches, once Argentina wins, then Messi and his team will advance to the 2022 World Cup. It can be said that compared with the thrill of the previous World Cup, this World Cup, Argentina after the change of style, is simply impressive.