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Played
October 8, 2011 12:10 AM BST
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti — Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Referee: W. Roldán
Attendance: 25000
October 8, 2011 12:10 AM BST
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti — Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Referee: W. Roldán
Attendance: 25000
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| Argentina | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.01 | 1.40 |
| Draw | 13.00 | 66.00 | 4.33 | 3.90 | 13.00 | 4.50 |
| Chile | 67.00 | 81.00 | 8.50 | 7.50 | 50.00 | 8.50 |
World Cup Qualifying Preview: Argentina v Chile
Lionel Messi & Co. get their World Cup Qualifying campaign underway at the Estadio Monumental against a Chilean side who are missing both Alexis Sanchez and Gary Medel
By Tom Webber
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ARGENTINA  Andujar Zabaleta, Burdisso, Demichellis Rojo, Banega, Brana Di Maria, Sosa Messi, Higuain |
CHILE
 Bravo Jara, Ponce, Gonzalez Isla, Carmona, Vidal, Beausejour Fernandez Pinilla, Suazo |
Argentina are without Javier Mascherano due to his dismissal in the Copa America quarter-final against Uruguay back in July. In his place may step Rodrigo Brana of Estudiantes or Sporting Lisbon's Fabian Rinaudo. Mario Andujar is likely to take the place of Sergio Romero if the Sampdoria stopper does not recover from a knock.
Chile are without two of their key players as Alexis Sanchez and Gary Medel both miss out through injury. Eduardo Vargas has been touted as an ideal replacement for the absent Barcelona forward, however it seems likely that Mauricio Pinilla will be preferred. Claudio Borghi sticks with his favoured 3-4-1-2 formation, giving Matias Fernandez the chance to pull the strings behind the strikers.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- Argentina have faced chile 82 times, winning 54 whilst losing only six.
- This will be Alejandro Sabella's first competitive fixture as manager of the team since taking over from Sergio Batista.
- Excluding the recent Superclasico de las Americas tie against Brazil, Argentina have won both their friendlies since the Copa America.
- Argentina's last game at the Estadio Monumental was a 4-0 win against Albania in June of this year. Lionel Messi was among the scorers that night.
- Since crashing out of the Copa America to Venezuela in the summer, Chile have now gone four games without a win.
- Chile played their first international game against Argentina in 1910. The Albiceleste won 3-1 in Buenos Aires.
- The last time these two met it was in another World Cup Qualifying match. Chile came out on top thanks to Fabio Orellana's solitary goal.
- Chile finished above Argentina in second place in the last edition of the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers. Five points separated the neighbouring countries.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Argentina 2-0 Chile
- 19.42 %
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Argentina 3-1 Chile
- 16.52 %
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Argentina 3-0 Chile
- 13.31 %
| World Cup Qualifying - Conmebol (WCQ) | Oct 17, 2012 | Chile 1 - Argentina 2 |
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| World Cup Qualifying - Conmebol (WCQ) | Oct 8, 2011 | Argentina 4 - Chile 1 |
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| World Cup Qualifying - Conmebol (WCQ) | Oct 16, 2008 | Chile 1 - Argentina 0 |
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| World Cup Qualifying - Conmebol (WCQ) | Oct 13, 2007 | Argentina 2 - Chile 0 |
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Argentina
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| Mar 26, 2013 | Bolivia 1 - Argentina 1 | WCQ |
| Mar 23, 2013 | Argentina 3 - Venezuela 0 | WCQ |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Sweden 2 - Argentina 3 | FR |
| Nov 22, 2012 | Argentina 2 - Brazil 1 | FR |
| Nov 14, 2012 | Saudi Arabia 0 - Argentina 0 | FR |
Chile
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| Apr 25, 2013 | Brazil 2 - Chile 2 | FR |
| Mar 26, 2013 | Chile 2 - Uruguay 0 | WCQ |
| Mar 23, 2013 | Peru 1 - Chile 0 | WCQ |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Chile 2 - Egypt 1 | FR |
| Jan 19, 2013 | Chile 3 - Haiti 0 | FR |
| Returns: | Argentina £14.00 |
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| Returns: | Draw £660.00 |
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| Returns: | Chile £810.00 |
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| 12 | Mariano Gonzalo Andújar | Goalkeeper |
| - | Nicolás Otamendi | |
| - | Nicolas Andres Burdisso | |
| 4 | Pablo Zabaleta | Defender |
| 3 | M. Rojo | Defender |
| 8 | José Sosa | Midfielder |
| - | Ever Banega | Midfielder |
| 7 | Ángel Di María | Midfielder |
| 22 | Rodrigo Braña | Midfielder |
| 10 | Lionel Messi | Striker |
| 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Striker |
| - | Agustín Orión | Goalkeeper |
| 1 | Sergio Romero | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Federico Fernández | Defender |
| - | Emiliano Insúa | |
| - | Nicolás Pareja | |
| - | Fabián Rinaudo | Midfielder |
| - | Toto Salvio | |
| - | Ricardo Gabriel Álvarez | |
| - | Jonas Gutierrez | |
| - | Javier Pastore | |
| - | Rodrigo Palacio | Striker |
| - | Germán Denis |
| - | Claudio Bravo | |
| - | W. Ponce | |
| - | Gonzalo Jara | |
| - | Mauricio Isla | |
| - | Arturo Vidal | |
| - | M. Fernández | |
| - | Jorge Valdivia | |
| - | Carmona | |
| - | Jean Beausejour | |
| - | Mauricio Pinilla | |
| - | H. Suazo | |
| - | M. Pinto | |
| 23 | C. Toselli | Goalkeeper |
| - | C. Vilches | |
| 5 | M. González | Defender |
| - | S. Toro | |
| - | J. Fuenzalida | Midfielder |
| - | C. Aránguiz | |
| - | F. Seymour | |
| - | C. Jorquera | |
| - | F. Silva | |
| - | E. Paredes | |
| - | Esteban Paredes | |
| - | Eduardo Vargas | Striker |
| 16 | C. Muñoz | Striker |
| Gonzalo Higuaín | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 9 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
The hitman has 5 goals in 6 games for Real Madrid so far this season, including a hat-trick against Espanyol last weekend. This form should see him put in another top-class performance against a Chilean side likely to line up with 3 defenders. If they focus on containing Lionel Messi, Higuain may find a number of opportunities come his way.
| M. Fernández | |
| Position: | |
| Squad Number: | 0 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sporting Lisbon's midfield playmaker will be needed to conduct the attack for the away side. His vision, anticipation, and terrific passing ability will be integral if Chile are to stand a chance of causing an upset.
Chile may struggle with the absence of Gary Medel and explosive forward Alexis Sanchez. Home advantage will definitely help Argentina in their bid to achieve a win in the opening World Cup 2014 Qualifier.
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Gonzalo Higuaín Striker Real Madrid |
9 | 0 |
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Lionel Messi Striker Barcelona |
8 | 1 |
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Luis Suárez Striker Liverpool |
8 | 0 |
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Radamel Falcao Striker Atl. Madrid |
6 | 0 |
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Felipe Caicedo Striker Lokomotiv |
5 | 3 |
