ARGENTINA DEFEATS ECUADOR TO QUALIFY FOR THE SEMI FINAL OF THE COPA AMERICA
Argentina have qualified for the semi final of the COPA America by a 3 goal margin
Argentina have qualified for the semi final of the COPA America. Lionel Messi scored one goal and provided two assists as Argentina kept alive their bid to end their 28year Copa America title wait with a 3-0 quarter-final win over 10-man Ecuador in Goiania on Saturday.
Lionel Messi hit the post early before showing composure to find Rodrigo De Paul for his maiden international goal in the 40th minute.
Later on, Messi swooped on a heavy touch from Piero Hincapie to set up Lautaro Martinez for his second goal in two games before adding one of his own with a superb free-kick. Argentina extends their unbeaten run to 18 games under head coach Lionel Scaloni
In the end, Argentina won the game by a 3 goal margin to qualify for the semi final of the COPA AMERICA.
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