Argentina - Chile - Tips by users and experts on football, 14 June 2021: Copa America

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La Roja dropped two points in a 1-1 draw with Bolivia on Wednesday, with the team failing to turn their dominance into victory. Arturo Vidal missed the Bolivia game due to the lack of fitness, but he should recover in time to face Argentina. Yet another man to watch in the away team will be Inter attacker Alexis Sanchez. Anyhow, the two teams seem to be evenly matched at the moment, and we are tempted to put our money on draw.

Draw • 3.75

Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos will host the Copa America clash between Argentina and Chile, who meet for the second time in seven days. La Albiceleste aim to kick off their Copa America campaign in style, and, no doubt, the nominal hosts will once again rely on Barcelona ace Leo Messi. Inter attacker Lautaro Martinez is widely expected to lead the line for Argentina, while Angel Di Maria should be recalled to the starting XI after sitting out the World Cup qualifier against Colombia.

Argentina Win • 1.727

As those results suggest, the Argentines are far from spectacular but they’re an efficient outfit who usually find a way to get the job done. With Chile losing both of their away games in the campaign 2-1 against Uruguay and Venezuela, it’s hard to envisage Martin Lasarte’s men being good enough to take anything from this contest.

Nonetheless, the visitors have netted in three of their last four matches and may be capable of getting on the scoresheet. Both teams have struck in seven of the last nine meetings and with the hosts only expected to do enough, an Argentina victory and both teams to score appeals, while I'm also backing Scaloni’s side to seal the points via a 2-1 score-line.

It will be a hard game to the Messi and Argentina team, but I think they'll win this match with 2:1 score.