Chile

2.73

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  3.00

  M. Pinto

  Left badly exposed by his defence on both goals, although did well to prevent Kun Aguero making it three while still in the opening period.

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  2.00

  Gonzalo Jara Flop of the Match

  Somewhat lucky to escape a red card for a bloodthirsty challenge on Pipita Higuain. Could have done better in both goals.

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  2.50

  Marcos Andrés González

  Shaky in the face of Argentina's aerial offensives, failed to hold the line and let Messi record the first.

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  3.00

  Mauricio Isla

  A fearsome prospect for the Argentine defence as he surged down the right, but occasionally left his team exposed at the other end.

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  3.50

  Gary Medel

  Barnstorming stuff at times from the midfielder, who bossed play in the centre. Guilty, however, of wasting some of Chile's best opportunities.

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  2.50

  Jean Beausejour

  Always a threat on the left, although he could not keep up a manic pace going into the second half. Should have dealt with Higuain more confidently in the second goal.

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  3.00

  Marcelo Díaz

  Busy display in midfield, suffocating the Argentine trio. The least attacking of Chile's contingent in the middle, but a mature showing.

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  3.50

  M. Fernández

  At the heart of Chile's attacking efforts, flawless in possession and with no shortage of neat touches.

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  2.50

  M. González

  Had one of Chile's clearest chances during their early dominance with a header that forced Romero into action. Taken off for goalscorer Gutierrez.

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  2.50

  Alexis Sánchez

  Some excellent moments but also guilty of playing too deep, when his guile and cool head were needed in the area.

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  2.00

  S. Pinto

  Needed to be more precise leading the Chile line, sacrificed for Vargas early after the interval.

Substitutions

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  3.00

  F. Gutiérrez

  Took his goal with aplomb to make the last few seconds uncomfortable for the visitors.

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  2.50

  Eduardo Vargas

  Came on in the second half for Pinto, but had few chances to stretch the Albiceleste defence.

Argentina

3.14

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  4.00

  Sergio Romero

  Was at the top of his game in the opening minutes, doing brilliantly to deny Medel and Gonzalez. Assured stuff from the Argentina No. 1.

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  3.50

  Ezequiel Garay

  One heroic clearance in the first half was the most memorable moment for the centre-back, whose partnership with Fernandez just failed to yield a second consecutive clean sheet.

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  3.00

  Federico Fernández

  Once more made a nuisance of himself in the opposition area, going close twice. More or less solid when put on the back foot.

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  2.50

  Hugo Armando Campagnaro

  Looked nervous and uneasy early on against relentless wide attacks, but survived the 90 minutes.

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  0

  2.50

  Pablo Zabaleta

  Was tortured in the opening stages by the unstoppable Isla, but looked more assured as the game progressed.

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  3.00

  Ángel Di María

  Unusually, his most telling intervention came in the Argentina box when he denied Medel a clear chance. Flashes of brilliance from the Madrid man unsustained over 90 minutes.

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  3.50

  Fernando Gago

  A brilliant cross-field ball set Messi up perfectly to open Argentina's account. More impressive in the opposition half than when pressured by Medel & Co.

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  1

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  3.50

  Javier Mascherano

  Struggled at times against the ferocious pressing of the home team, needed to keep a closer eye on the mercurial Fernandez.

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  1

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  3.50

  Gonzalo Higuaín

  Brushed off a less than perfect night against Uruguay to net a goal of the highest quality in the first half. Taken off on the hour after a heavy tackle.

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  4.00

  Lionel Messi Top of the Match

  Produced a touch straight out of the football textbooks to make his opener possible. Edging ever-closer to Diego's Argentina tally, even the referee wanted a photo taken with the Barca star at half-time!

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  3.00

  Sergio Agüero

  A quieter game than in Mendoza, but still electrified away fans with one magic passage of play that ended in him striking the post.

Substitutions

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  2.50

  José Sosa

  Made a brief appearance at the end in place of Di Maria.

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  0

  3.00

  Pablo Guiñazú

  Appeared for the injured Higuain and added more steel to the centre of the pitch, albeit with the sacrifice of some attacking enterprise.

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  2.50

  Hernán Barcos

  For the second game running just failed to make a goalscoring cameo, shooting agonisingly wide in the final minutes.