Argentina, Chile book place in Copa America quarterfinals
Argentina and Chile advanced to the 2021 Copa America quarterfinals on Monday.
Argentina and Chile advanced to the 2021 Copa America quarterfinals on Monday, Baku Tribune reports citing Anadolu.
The Argentine national football team beat Paraguay 1-0 in a Group A match as forward Papu Gomez scored the winning goal in the 10th minute at Estadio Nacional de Brasilia Mane Garrincha in Brazil.
Gomez was inside the penalty box to make a classy finish after Angel Di Maria's assist.
After the third matches, Argentina are on top of Group A with seven points to be in the knockout stage.
Second-place Chile drew with Uruguay 1-1 to secure a quarterfinal berth.
Eduardo Vargas' opener gave a 1-0 lead to Chile in the 26th minute but Uruguay pulled the level when Chile's Arturo Vidal scored an own goal in the 66th minute at Arena Pantanal.
Chile boosted their points to five to follow Argentina in the group.
Paraguay have three, Uruguay have one point and Bolivia bottomed the group without any point.
Bolivia will face Uruguay and Chile will play against Paraguay on Thursday.
Separately, Group B leaders Brazil have six points to qualify for the Copa America quarterfinals.
The Rocket and Artillery formations of the Azerbaijan Army conduct live-fire exercises in accordance with the combat training plan for 2021, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan told Baku Tribune.
.jpg&h=67&w=67&zc=1&q=100)
LAST NEWS
Editor's note: Eugene Chausovsky is a senior analyst at the Newlines Institute. Chausovsky previously served as senior Eurasia analyst at the geopolitical analysis firm Stratfor for more than 10 years. His work focuses on political, economic, and security issues pertaining to Russia, Eurasia, and the Middle East.
