Argentina's two core absence is still strong support is expected to win zero[weirushui]
2024-09-05
Argentina will play Chile at home in the seventh round of the South American World Cup qualifying group. Messi was not selected for this squad due to injury, and the Argentina team may be affected. However, from the official data of the competition, Argentina's win loss is as low as 1.23, which still gives enough confidence.Argentina is currently ranked first in the world, with 15 points after 5 wins and 1 losses in six games in the World Cup, leading Uruguay by two points. Since the beginning of 2024, the Argentina team has been in excellent condition, winning 8 and drawing 2 in 10 national team matches to remain unbeaten, while winning the Copa America championship for a second time. From this squad point of view, Messi was not selected due to injury reasons, while Di Maria withdrew from the national team, so DePaulo, big Martin are likely to take over the captain's armband, and the lack of two core support, Argentina can play what kind of performance is expected.
Chile's strength is no longer that year, the world South America pre-6 games only 1 win, 2 draw 3 losses, 3 away games all lost, is currently in the elimination zone. This summer's America's Cup also only achieved two draws and one loss, and was eliminated in the group stage. Compared with Argentina, Chile's team is extremely thin, and there are no big stars in the team.
From the historical record, Argentina has won 3 wins and 2 draws in the last 5 matches against Chile, and the most recent meeting between the two sides was this year's Copa America group stage, when Argentina won 1-0. Although it is only a small win, but from the field, Argentina has more than 60% of the ball, the shooting ratio of the two teams is 22-3, and the Argentina team has suppressed its opponents.