Reenactment of the 2015 Copa America final

(Baonghean.vn) - It was not until the 5th time in the final match, with the home field advantage, that the Chilean team had the opportunity to lift the Copa America 2015 Cup. And this time, the defending champion welcomed the Argentine team, who are eager to step up to the championship because the last time they won the Copa America was 23 years ago..

Before the Copa America 2015 ball rolled, as soon as people saw Lionel Messi's name on the list of participants, people wrote down Coach Tata Martino's Argentina, despite the fact that this star was recovering from an injury after a friendly match with Honduras. Striker Lionel Messi received a knee to the back from the opposing team's player and after this situation, the Barcelona superstar immediately had to leave the field.

At Copa America 2016, Argentina was in Group D with Chile, Panama and Bolivia. Coach Tata Martino and his team easily won 9 points, with 10 goals and only 1 goal conceded. In the opening match, they defeated Chile 2-1, hit Panama 5-0 and met the final opponent in the group stage, Bolivia 3-0. Playing in the quarter-finals, Lionel Messi and his teammates also leisurely beat Venezuela 4-1, in the semi-finals against the rising host USA, they still won 4-0. Most importantly, La Albiceleste's playing style is increasingly perfected in terms of collective play, scoring ability and tactical awareness. When sublimated, Lionel Messi has done the unthinkable, the goal in the 32nd minute in the semi-final match of Copa America 2016 between Argentina and the USA is an example.

From a perfect free kick from 23m away was his 55th goal in the Argentina national team shirt. This masterpiece helped Messi officially break the record of 54 goals of the legendary Gabriel Batistuta to become the player who scored the most goals for the Argentina national team in history. With a squad of top stars playing in the top European national championships such as Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero,... with an attacking 4-3-3 formation, coach Gerardo Martino and his team are the top candidates for the championship of this year's tournament.

Initially, experts predicted that Brazil would be the remaining team in the final. But it was not the hand of striker Raul Ruidiaz (Peru) who scored the goal but the poor playing style that caused Selecao to be eliminated from the group stage of Copa America 2016, giving the ticket to the final to Chile.

After the departure of coach Jorge Sampaoli, his successor Juan Antonio Pizzi significantly reduced the dynamism and strangeness in Chile's playing style. The Chilean team was helpless against Argentina in the opening match. Against Bolivia, the weakest team in South America, but it was not until the 90th minute when Arturo Vidal successfully executed a penalty kick after a controversial penalty call that they won. At Lincoln Financial Field, the Chilean team beat Panama 4-2 at Lincoln Financial Field but the "clown" goalkeeper Claudio Bravo appeared in both goals.

Chile is a typical example of South American football, when "possessed" in the semi-finals they crushed another candidate for the championship, Mexico, with a shocking score of 7-0, the biggest victory in the history of Copa America. After 22 unbeaten matches, Mexico received the most humiliating result in the history of this country's football. The storm that suddenly hit the American city of Chicago after the first half of the semi-final match with Colombia only lasted 4 hours. But that did not make Alexis Sanchez's 100th match in the Chilean national team, ending with a score of 2-0, any less joyful.

The Tango dance under coach Martino is highly appreciated by experts, Argentina is currently ranked 1st on the FIFA rankings, while Chile is ranked 5th. In the history of "shooting", the Argentine team completely dominates when facing Chile. Specifically, after 87 times of deciding high and low, Argentina won 59 times, drew 21 times while losing only 7 times. In the last 10 meetings, Chile only won 1, lost 5 and drew 4 times, so it is understandable if captain Lionel Messi holds the Gold Cup high at MetLife Stadium this time. For Lionel Messi personally, the final is an opportunity for him to compete for the title of top scorer with Vargas of the Chile team. Currently, striker Vargas is leading the scoring list with 6 goals, Messi is ranked 2nd with 5 goals.

EXPECTED LINEUP:
Argentina (4-3-3):Romero - Rojo, Funes Mori, Ottamendi, Mercado - Mascherano, Biglia, Banega - Di Maria, Messi, Higuain.

Chile (4-2-3-1):Bravo - Mena, Jara, Medel, Isla - Diaz, Vidal - Orellana, Sanchez, Vargas - Pinilla.

Prediction: 2-1

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