In the Copa America Group B battle, Argentina won a small victory over Uruguay. After the match, Argentina and Chile scored the same four points, and the goal difference and match-match record were the same, which can be understood as a tie for the top spot. Uruguay, which plays one less game, has no points to fall for the time being.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > Argentina to gain the upper hand with its pulling power</h1>
Uruguay have a young and dynamic midfielder group of Federico Valverde, Rodrigo Bentancourt, Lucas Torreira and Nicolas de la Cruz. Defensively, the level is extremely high under Diego Godin's partner Jose Jimenez. Offensively, the two bosses, Suarez and Cavani, have more than enough progression, but they are not fast enough to contain their opponents. Instead, Argentina have picked up Aguero and Di Maria, who are also veterans of the front, with the young Lautaro Martinez and Nicolas Gonzalez in the right, with a clear advantage in speed. Early in the opening of the match, Argentina pressed on the attack, and Uruguay failed to resist and continued to be under pressure. In the 13th minute, Argentina opened a short corner on the left, Messi got rid of Lucas Torreira and crossed, and defender Guido Rodriguez scored with a header to give Argentina a 1-0 lead.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > Uruguay lack creativity, Argentina still dominates in the two teams</h1>
Argentina took the lead and reduced pressure, with the two teams tug-of-war with each other. In addition to speed, Argentina is also more creative than Uruguay under Messi and assisted by Giovanni Lo Celso and Rodrigo de Paulo. The Uruguayan midfielder, while young, lacks opportunities-creating figures, and Suarez and Cavani are undersupplied to play their full game. Argentina had more chances to score goals, with Lautaro Martinez's closest chance of pulling the score in the 17th minute, but unfortunately could not break through the ten-finger mark of opposing goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > Cavani fell to the ground in the penalty area, and the referee team did not award a penalty</h1>
In the 26th minute, Cavani was knocked down by Guido Rodriguez in the penalty area, and the referee did not blow the penalty for the first time, after which the VAR referee team also told the referee that there was no need to award a penalty. As can be seen in slow motion, it was not possible to determine whether Guido Rodriguez's "late tackle" touched the location of Cavani's foot and brought him to the ground. However, it can be seen that Cavani can still maintain balance in the suspected center of gravity foot after contact, which shows that there is a suspicion of "fake fall".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > Argentina to let go of its advantages and let go of its risks</h1>
In the second half, Argentina chose a more conservative attitude for most of the time, holding the surprise attack steadily, not pressing forward and attacking Uruguay, and failing to give full play to the advantages of containment and organization.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="11" > advantage does not necessarily translate into goals</h1>
It is worth noting that although Argentina is faster and more creative, Uruguay's defense is also very strong, and Argentina is not very sure if it is aggressive and aggressive.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" > strong and weak in line</h1>
Argentina have only one back in the squad, and the other two midfielders, Giovanni Lo Celso and Rodrigo de Paul, are both attacking. Argentine players are biased towards offense in terms of ability, not balanced with the opponent's attack and defense, if the attack, the physical energy is quickly depleted, the defense has the opportunity to have a gap, increasing the risk of being equalized.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > unnecessary risk</h1>
The above factors, coupled with Uruguay's lack of creativity mentioned earlier in this article, argentina did not need to risk spending more physical attacks in the early second half under the lead, so Leonel Scaloni chose to be conservative. Uruguay did not have a target shot in the second half, except for a cross from Uruguayan left-back in the 69th minute, which Cavani almost reached. For Argentina, the defensive effect is good. On the offensive side, Messi and Di Maria, who came on the bench, led the counterattack many times, although they failed to open the score, but there was still enough containment to control the situation until the end, and Argentina finally successfully saved the victory.