Final: Chile vs Argentina (Eng)

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The last match of the Cup America, we leave with a champion and a runner. And it would be a meeting of countries that are well known, where history, Argentina leaves a clear advantage over Chile, where the latter has won only once, the Albiceleste in all their matches.

The start of the meeting was quite intense, Chile attacked on the wing, making it difficult to exit Argentina, however, the Albiceleste table led by Gerardo "Tata" Martino, appeared dangerous. The game was back and forth, where any mistake could be fatal.

Gradually, good Chilean pressure was doing with the possession of the ball, with which Chile attacked fiercely, cornering by far the Albiceleste, and at the slightest neglect of Chile combined, Argentine proposed an attack looking back Chilean defenders.

Then, in the minute 24 A Argentina counteroffensive, conducted at full speed by Angel Di Maria, who branded many Chilean players would be removed, but second later 25 minutes, feel pain, I would change, dropping injured and starts He is replaced by Exequiel "Pocho" Lavezzi. And after entering, the Argentine team was with greater freedoms, pressing and enclosing Chile in your area. More however, the party remained round, with a very even match for both teams.

For the first time, he showed Chile attacking with Arturo Vidal, Alexis Sanchez and Eduardo Vargas, who were assisted by Jorge Valdivia, who was the orchestrator the Chilean game, for its part, Argentina had Sergio "Kun" Aguero, and Di Maria, more developed and where Lionel Messi and Javier Pastore, were responsible for generating passes for their more advanced peers, but in the final minutes of the first half Pocho Lavezzi, tube clear chances of danger, which could be capitalized and put Argentina top, but it was not.

They would go into the break with the score tied at zero, but which Chile would have reprimanded her three central defenders.

In the second half, Chile home very offensive, playing with nerves Argentines, who in the first 10 minutes of the match, Marcos Rojo oblige, and Javier Mascherano, eating faults, and would be reprimanded. Moreover, the Argentine game looked diminished as ten Argentine Lionel Messi was not on the pitch, I showing off the rest of the team, which worried the Tata Martino, since, showed that magic in game.

And as in the first half, the ball changed hands, and the Argentine game is oxygenated with the use of the ball. Sergio Aguero is changed by Gonzalo Higuain, and by Chile, Jorge Valdivia is replaced by Matias Fernandez. Looking for a final answer to compromise. The entry of Matthias, a new Chilean attack originated, who kept the ball in area Argentina and generated danger.

Javier Pastore is substituted by Ever Banega, and since joining the Argentina countered with danger, but just then, the body begins to fail, and physical exhaustion plays an important role in the performance of the players, but Ezequiel Lavezzi scores a goal that is canceled immediately, to be in an offside position.

The meeting from towards long time to reminisce that the end of a year, between Germany and Argentina, closed the meeting at this time and took him win Germany, where he earned his fourth World Cup.

Argentina Chile locked in their own area, in the final minutes of the meeting, being a infartarte end as Ever Banega commanded the first hints of Argentina, and on the last occasion of regulation Gonzalo "Pipita" Higuaín, ruling a clear chance goal that could give him the win in the final seconds of the match. Upon completion of the game without scoring, it would be played 30 minutes extended, divided into two times 15 minutes each.

In the first period of extra time, attacking Chile remained tight, and Ever Banega was sanctioned. Both teams were tired, and the freshest players were those who continued to plan counter in order to get the win. Eduardo Vargas was replaced by Angelo Henriquez. The first overtime ended, and the score remained tied.

Into the second overtime, Javier Mascherano and Ezequiel Lavezzi, were touched by the fatigue that had, and where another was complicated Charles Aranguiz, who showed their weakness and 115 minute of the game.

Although muscle problems, both teams gave everything for victory, using what little they had left, where the definition was leaning on penalties. It also showed the Chilean insistence, trying to maximize the Argentine tired, but it was not enough and the game ended 0-0, where everything would be decided on penalties.

Red, face their first final in Cup America since 1987, for the first time everything would be decided by penalty kicks.

Chile	Argentina
Matías Fernández	Lionel Messi
Arturo Vidal	Gonzalo Higuaín
Charles Aránguiz	Ever Banega
Alexis Sánchez

Scored                                                             Failed