Chile vs Argentina Copa America final - 04-07-2015

Chile vs Argentina - Competition: Copa America − 2015 in Chile − Final

Chile's path to the final always looked relatively straightforward. They easily topped Group A and after the group stage they recorded two wins over Uruguay (1-0) in the quarter finals and Peru (2-1) in the semi finals. Since that shoot-out loss against Brazil at the 2014 World Cup, Chile have won 10 and drawn 4 of 17 matches
Jorge Sampaoli could be without star player Alexis Sanchez for the final. Arsenal's striker is struggling with injuries and he is rated very doubtful. The hosts will also still be without Gonzalo Jara, who serves the second of his three-match ban and Eugenio Mena is expected to come in.

Argentina team went on to top Group B thanks to a 1-0 win over Uruguay and Jamaica, following their 2-2 draw against Paraguay in the opening match. They met Paraguay again in the semifinals and their 6-1 demolition was very impressive. Gerardo Martino has won 10 and drawn 1 of 13 matches since assuming control of the national side in the autumn of last year.
Gerardo Martino has little reason to make changes to his team and so the likes of Carlos Tevez, Gonzalo Higuain and Ezequiel Lavezzi will all start on the bench. Messi, Aguero and Di Maria will lead the line once again. Ezequiel Garay is favourite to start in central defense ahead of Martin Demichelis.
Chile have never won a major international tournament in their history. Furthermore, La Roja have beat Argentina only once since 1987. La Albiceleste have won 8 and drawn 3 of their previous 12 matches against the Chileans including 3 of their last 4.

Probable lineups:

Chile: Bravo – Isla, Rojas, Medel, Mena – Diaz, Aranguiz – Valdivia, Vidal – A. Sanchez, E. Vargas.

Argentina: Romero – Zabaleta, Demichelis, Otamendi, Rojo – Biglia, Mascherano – di Maria, Pastore, Messi – Aguero.

Match date: 4 July 2015
Kick Off Time: 20:00 GMT
Venue: Nacional (Santiago, Chile, Republic of)  

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Argentina vs Paraguay Copa America semifinal - 30-06-2015

Argentina v Paraguay
Competition: Copa America - 2015 in Chile (Semi-finals)
Match date: 30 June 2015
Venue: Municipal (Concepción, Chile, Republic of)

Argentina team reached this semifinal through a penalty shoot-out with Colombia as they drew 0-0 in normal time. The Albiceleste have scored just four goals in as many games and Lionel Messi has netted only once. Tata Martino's men will face Paraguay for the second time in this year's competition in Concepcion on Tuesday after drawing 2-2 in the group stages.
Tata Martino has the luxury of a fully fit squad to choose from and we expect him to name an unchanged XI from the one that overcame Colombia last time out. That would see Messi, DI Maria and Aguero up front with Lavezzi, Higuain and tevez on the bench.

After the 2-2 draw against Argentina in their opening game, Paraguay have since continued to defy expectations, drawing with Uruguay in the group stages and beating Brazil on penalties in the quarter-finals after the game finished at 1-1 in 90 minutes and extra time failed to produce a winner. Ramon Diaz's team is a tough one but the only time Paraguay have had their noses in front in this tournament came in a 1-0 over Jamaica in their other Group B match.
Paraguay will be without injured midfielder Nestor Ortigoza and will have to wait on the recovery of defender Miguel Samudio. Ramon Diaz could name an unchanged side from the one that knocked Brazil out on penalties. Richard Ortiz is available after serving suspension, but is not expected to feature form the off.
Argentina have won 3 and drawn 1 of their last 4 against the Paraguayans. Furthermore, Messi & co. have won 9 and drawn 1 of 12 matches since Gerardo Martino assumed control of the team in the autumn of last year.

Probable lineups:

Argentina (4-3-3): Romero; Zabaleta, Garay, Otamendi, Rojo; Pastore, Mascherano, Biglia; Messi, Aguero, Di Maria.
Paraguay (4-4-2): Villar; Piris, Aguilar, Da Silva, B Valdez; Gonzalez, Benitez, Caceres, Aranda; Santa Cruz, N Valdez.

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Chile 1-0 Uruguay Highlights 25-06-2015 Copa America

Chile vs Uruguay
Competition: Copa America
Match date: 25 June 2015
Venue: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

Goals:  

Chile – M. Isla 81′

Uruguay, unfortunateluy, lost their Champions title of the Copa America after they lost the 1/4 final against Chile. Uruguay vs Chile match ended with 0-1 scoreline in CA 2015.

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Mexico vs Ecuador Copa America 19-06-2015 - Group A

Mexico vs Ecuador
Competition: Copa America - 2015 in Chile, Group A
Match date: 19 June 2015
Kick Off Time: 22:00 BST
Venue: Estadio El Teniente (Rancagua, Chile, Republic of) 

Mexico team have stuck up two draws so far in the group, a goalless draw against Bolivia and a 3-3 against Chile. The Mexicans have now won just one of their last six games played, which was a 3-0 win over Guatemala. In their eight previous Copa America campaigns, the Mexicans have only failed to advance beyond the group stages once. It’s likely that a draw here would be enough for Mexico to go through as one of the two best third placed finishers.
Mexico are expected to be without Marquez for this match. Adrian Aldrete has joined the former Barcelona's dfender on the sidelines. Matias Vuoso scored twice in the thrilling draw with Chile last time out and he is expected to partner Raul Jimenez up front.
Ecuador have been playing below expectations at the tournament in Chile. They opened the tournament with a 2-0 defeat against Chile and then suffered a second defeat, a 3-2 loss at the hands of Bolivia. They ave to beat Mexico and hope results go their way elsewhere if they are to avoid exiting the tournament.
Gustavo Quinteros could opt for a similar looking XI. Gabriel Achiller has overcome his injury and he is widely expected to keep his place in the starting XI. Juan Cazares and Renato Ibarra were introduced at the interval lasttime out and could start here.
These two sides have met on 22 previous occasions and Mexico have won 16 times while Ecuador only twice. They last met in a friendly earlier in the year when Chicharito Hernandez scored the only goal of the game.

Mexico last 5 matches:

31/05/15 Mexico 3 – 0 Guatemala
04/06/15 Peru 1 – 1 Mexico
07/06/15 Brazil 2 – 0 Mexico
13/06/15 Mexico 0 – 0 Bolivia
16/06/15 Chile 3 – 3 Mexico

Ecuador last 5 matches:

01/04/15 Argentina 2 – 1 Ecuador
04/06/15 Panama 1 – 1 Ecuador
06/06/15 Ecuador 4 – 0 Panama
12/06/15 Chile 2 – 0 Ecuador
15/06/15 Ecuador 2 – 3 Bolivia

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Chile vs Mexico Copa America 15-06-2015

Chile vs Mexico - Competition: Copa America, Group A
Match date: 15 June 2015
Venue:Nacional (Santiago, Chile, Republic of) 

Chile started their campaign with a 2-0 win over Ecuador courtesy of a Vidal penalty and a late goal from Edu Vargas.  Victory in this match would all but book Jorge Sampaoli's side's spot in the last eight, with all of the other sides in their group having dropped points in their opening matches.

Matías Fernández was shown a second yellow card in stoppage time and will now be suspended for the clash against Mexico so Jorge Valdívia should keep his place, potentially playing the role of a false nine. Felipe Gutierrez looks set to replace injured Marcelo Diaz in the starting line-up. Up-front, coach Sampaoli will continue with the dynamic duo Vargas-Sanchez.
Mexico team played out an uninspiring 0-0 draw with Bolivia on Friday as a yung and unexperienced squad has been take to the Copa America by manager Miguel Herrera, with next month's Gold Cup very much El Tri's priority. They have not enjoyed a great run in recent times as they have managed just one win in the last five matches, a  3-0 win over Guatemala in a friendly back in May..
Veteran defender Rafa Marquez is set to miss the remainder of the group phase through a leg injury and Carlos Salcedo and Juan Carlos Valenzuela are fighting for a chance to replace him. Javier Aquino was bright from the bench last time out and could feature. José de Jesús Corona will be getting the start in net instead of Guillermo Ochoa
Mexico boast a won 6, drawn 3 record in 12 previous matches against the Chileans but there has been little between the pair in recent years. Their last encounter was a drab goalless draw in September last year.

Probable lineups:

Chile: Bravo – Isla, Medel, Jara, Mena – Aranguiz, Diaz, Vidal – Valdivia, E. Vargas, A. Sanchez.

Mexico: Jose Corona – Salcedo, Marquez, Dominguez, Aldrete – Medina, Guemez – Fabian, Jesus Corona, Aquino – Jimenez.

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