Lautaro Martinez nets winner as Argentina enter quarters
Updated On: 27 June, 2024 07:46 AM IST | East Rutherford | AFP
Chile were doing a good job of neutralising Messi, closing him down with three players on occasions
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Argentina’s Lautaro Martinez is ecstatic after scoring against Chile. Pic/Getty Images
Substitute Lautaro Martinez grabbed an 88th-minute winner as Argentina finally overcame Chile 1-0 to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Tuesday. Lionel Messi hit the post for Argentina in the first-half but the World Cup winners had their goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez to thank for keeping them on level terms before Lautaro’s late strike settled a pulsating clash in front of 82,000 fans at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
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