Atlanta One The first half of the opening match at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium was surprisingly intense. Both teams had many chances, but neither was able to take them, but each managed to keep the other's goal under constant pressure.
In the second half, the Argentine goalkeeper quickly showed his world champion form. Just four minutes after the end of the first half, Manchester City scored a goal, Julian Alvarez The defending champions took the lead when he slotted the ball into the left net after a pass from Mac Allister and a slight adjustment.
After that, there was no doubt that Argentina gave the North Americans almost no space and created many dangerous situations. In the 79th minute, Messi had a huge chance, as he managed to clear the ball that curved forward to the goalkeeper alone, but he failed to convert it into a goal. A few minutes later, the Argentine Clasico corrected his mistake and sent him an extraordinary ball Lautaro Martinezwho made no further mistakes and secured Argentina's first win in this year's Copa America with his goal.
Copa America, United States
Group matches, first round
Group A
Argentina – Canada 2-0 (Jay Alvarez 49, Lautaro Martinez 88.)
