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Argentina reach the Copa America final

Argentina are though to the Copa America final. They defeated Paraguay last night in Concepcion, ...
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09.12 1 Jul 2015


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Argentina reach the Copa America final

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09.12 1 Jul 2015


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Argentina are though to the Copa America final. They defeated Paraguay last night in Concepcion, 6-1.

Manchester United's Angel di Maria scored twice for Geraldo Martino's side, but it was Lionel Messi who starred having a role in five of the goals.

Marcos Rojo and Javier Pastore scored for Argentina before the half hour mark, but Paraguay pulled a goal back through Lucas Barrios just before the break. The Argentines pulled clear inside the first ten minutes of the second half and di Maria scored twice to set up this weekend's final with host Chile.

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In the final ten minutes of the semi-final, Argentina scored twice more as Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain found the back of the net. Argentina now go into the final looking for their first win in the tournament since 1998. They have lost two of the previous three finals.

Chile have never won the tournament, despite playing in four finals including the 1955 tournament when they also hosts.

 


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