The ARGENTINE SELECTION Equal at the local 1 to 1 in front of Colombiawhen I already played with ten players, in a match played at the Monumental Stadium, corresponding to the sixteenth date of the South American qualifiers For him World Cup in Mexico, the United States and Canada 2026.
Luis Díaz, 24 minutes after the initial stage, opened the account for the “Cafetero” team, while midfielder Thiago Almada, 36 minutes of the complement, he matched for the albiceleste cast.
The Argentine National Team ended with ten players for the expulsion of Enzo Fernándezat 25 minutes of the second half.
With this result, those led by Lionel Scaloni, with the leadership and classification to the 2026 World Cup already insured, achieved four points of six possible on this double FIFA date, after winning last Thursday to Chile by the minimum difference.
Lionel Messi returned to the headlines after entering the complement last day in Santiago and, with an irregular performance, was replaced at 33 of the second half by Exequiel Palacios.
For its part, Colombia was missing a great opportunity to add to three and stay at a step away from securing its place in the World Cup which will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Argentina began the match dominating the ball and the arrivals to the rival area, while the coffee team waited for a backlash and find the goal. This is how visitors managed to open the score.
Kevin Castaño recovered the ball in his own field against Paul’s midfielder and enabled in depth the striker Luis Díaz who took off three albicelest players inside the area and finished off soft to beat goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez.
A few minutes later, the national team had managed to score the goal of equality through the steering wheel of Atlético de Madrid, but the action was invalidated by an out of the game of Lionel Messi when trying to come into contact with the ball.
The goal of the end of the Liverpool surprised those led by Lionel Scaloni, who went from being superior and having control of the ball and the rhythm of the match not to feel comfortable with the pressure of the rival team.
On the other hand, the development of the complement passed in the same way as the initial stage, with Argentina being the duel of the ball, but unable to find the paths for the tie, until Thiago Almada culminated a great individual action with a shot attached to the right stick of the Colombian guard Kevin Mier.
The goal of equality came after the expulsion of Enzo Fernández, at 25 minutes, in the “Albiceleste”, which saw the red card after lifting the leg to a dangerous area and impacting the face of the brown steering wheel.
In the last sighs of the duel, it raised temperature and was interrupted by different infractions and altercations that occurred between the protagonists of both teams of the match.
Argentina vs Colombia synthesis by South American qualifiers
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