Coach Lionel Scaloni sent Dybala onto the field from the start in the match against Chile. This was the Juventus striker's first time starting in Copa America 2019.
Determined to prepare for losing to Chile in the last 2 Copa America finals (2015 and 2016), Argentina proactively pushed up their formation, pressed and pressured the opponent right after the opening whistle. In the 7th minute, Aguero skillfully turned around to remove the opponent's pursuit before firing a shot that sent the ball wide of the post. On the Chilean side, coach Reinaldo Rueda's team took the initiative to play very tough with continuous fouls.
Playing hard and playing badly to frustrate and disrupt Argentina's playing style, Chile were on the losing goal very early. In the 12th minute, taking advantage of the opponent's lack of vigilance, Messi quickly mastered a free kick after a foul by the Barcelona captain in midfield, passing the ball to Sergio Aguero, helping the Man City striker enter the penalty area, scoring to put Argentina 1-0 up.
After conceding a goal, Chile received further bad news when key striker Alexis Sanchez could not continue playing due to injury. Coach Rueda was forced to replace him with Fernandes.
When Fernandes had not yet integrated into the match, Chile conceded a second goal. More than 10 minutes after Sergio Aguero's goal, Dybala spoke up for the first time starting in the tournament in Brazil. In the 22nd minute, receiving a beautiful pass from Giovani Lo Celso, the Juventus striker rushed into the opponent's penalty area, penetrated goalkeeper Arias' net, doubling the gap for Argentina.
The tension of the match reached its peak when in the 37th minute, Mr. Diaz de Vivar sent off both Messi and Medel. After a dispute, Messi and Medel rushed at each other as if they wanted to "swallow" each other. The Paragian referee quickly made a somewhat heavy decision to show both players a red card. After consulting VAR, the black king still maintains his decision
Chile rose up to attack in search of an equalizer after conceding twice in a row and scored a goal to reduce the score to 1-2 in the 59th minute thanks to Arturo Vidal's successful penalty kick.
After Vidal's goal, the match was very exciting with the two teams giving up gifts, but both Argentina and Chile could not score more goals.
Defeating Chile 2-1 in a match where Messi was given a red card, Argentina defeated La Roja for the first time in a match in the Copa America after 2 consecutive defeats to this opponent in the 2 finals of this tournament in 2015 and 2016.
