In the final of the “albiceleste” tournament will play with Uruguay or Colombia.
The national team of Argentina beat the national team of Canada in the first semi-final match of the Copa America 2024 strong>. The meeting in New Jersey ended with the score 2:0.
Albiceleste scored a goal against the opponent in each half. In the 22nd minute, Julian Alvarez opened the scoring in the match, converting a one-on-one with the goalkeeper after an excellent pass from Rodrigo De Paul.
At the start of the second half, the reigning world champions doubled their lead in the score. In the 51st minute, Lionel Messi successfully put his foot under Enzo Fernandez's shot and the ball ended up in the Canadian net.
Note that this is Messi's first goal in this tournament. The 37-year-old Inter Miami forward also has one assist.
After that, Lionel Scaloni's team confidently brought the matter to victory, managing to keep their goal locked.
Review of the match Argentina – Canada
In the 2024 Copa America final, the Argentines will meet the winner of the second semi-final , in which Uruguay and Colombia will determine the strongest on July 11.
The decisive match of the tournament will take place on July 15. The starting whistle will sound at 03:00 Kyiv time.