6/26/2024–|Last updated: 6/26/202406:31 AM (Mecca time)
Lautaro Martinez led the Argentine national team to become the first to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2024 Copa America, currently being held in the United States.
The Argentine national team achieved a valuable 1-0 victory over the Chilean national team, on Tuesday evening, local time (this Wednesday morning, GMT), in the second round of the first group of the group stage of the tournament, which also witnessed Canadaβs 1-0 victory over Peru.
The Argentine national team, which beat Canada 2-0 in the opening match of the competition, rose to 6 points in the lead, with a difference of 3 points in front of its closest competitor, the Canadian national team, while the Peruvian and Chilean national teams came in third and fourth place, respectively, with one point, after they had previously tied. No goals in the first round of the group.
Substitute Martinez wore the garb of excellence in the match, after scoring the only goal for the Argentine team in the 88th minute, continuing his hobby of scoring for the second match in a row in the tournament, after he had also previously scored against Canada after coming onto the field a few minutes later, from the bench.
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Argentina scores, Argentina wins at the crucial time
Winning goal from Lautaro Martinez
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pic.twitter.com/V76tlD5OCT– Amr (@bt3) June 26, 2024
Martinez became the first player in Copa America 2024 to score more than one goal in the competition so far.
Canada win
Lille’s French striker, Jonathan David, led his country, Canada, to a 1-0 victory over deficient Peru on Tuesday in extremely hot weather in Kansas City, reviving its hopes of reaching the round of 16 in the tournament.