The Argentine National Team would play against Ecuador or Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Copa América

With the victory against Chile with a goal in the 88th minute of Lautaro Martínez, the National Team secured qualification to the quarterfinals of the Copa América. But to the team Lionel Scaloni has the match against Peru leftthis Saturday at 9 p.m., to define the final position in Group A.

The National Team has six points (+3 goal difference), followed by Canada (3 points and -1), Peru (1) and Chile (1). To finish first, a tie against Fossatti’s team is enough. But even losing he could retain the lead. For Argentina not to finish on top, Canada must beat Chile and take away the four goal difference that the Scaloneta has today.

If the National Team finishes as leader of Group A will play on Thursday, July 4 at 10:00 p.m. (Argentine time) at the NRG Stadium in Houston.

Which rival would you play against in the quarterfinals? For now, it would be Ecuador (2nd) or Mexico (3rd), which have three points in Group B (on the second date, La Tri beat Jamaica 3-1 and the Mexicans lost 1-0 against Venezuela ).

1. Venezuela: 6 points (+2)
2. Ecuador: 3 (+1)
3. Mexico 3 (0)
4. Jamaica 0 (-3)

Now, curiously, just Ecuador and Mexico will face each other on the last date of the group stage. In the event of a tie, Félix Sánchez Bas’s Tri would qualify by having a better goal difference (+1 against 0 for the Mexicans), so Jaime Lozano’s Tricolor is forced to win if they want to get into the quarterfinals.

Although they are the two with the most chances of being Argentina’s rivals in the quarterfinals, It is worth clarifying that it could also be Venezuela. As? If Ecuador beats Mexico by one goal or more and Vinotinto falls to Jamaica 1-0, Tricolor could remain the leader and Fernando Batista’s men would finish as runners-up. The same would happen if the Mexicans beat the Ecuadorians by two points or more and if the Venezuelans, of course, also fell to the Jamaicans by 1-0.

If Scaloneta finishes in second place, they will play on Friday, July 5 at 10:00 p.m. (Argentine time) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The rival, in that case, would be the first in Group B, which at this moment is Venezuela.

Logistically, it doesn’t change much to play at NRG Stadium in Houston or AT&T Stadium in Arlington. But in the National Team bunker they want to finish in first place due to competitive hunger and because in that case they will have one more day of rest than their rival.

And how is the National Team’s path continuing? IF Argentina overcomes the quarterfinals, it will play in the semifinal against the winner of the other duel between the second and first of Group A and B, or vice versa. This means that they could only face Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia and the United States in a hypothetical final, since they are on the other side of the key.

The 16 qualified teams are divided into four groups of four teams. Those who finish in first and second place in each zone will advance to the quarterfinals where the first in the group will face the second.

In the event that two or more teams finish with the same points at the end of the group stage, a series of tiebreakers are applied to determine which teams advance to the next stage.

1. Highest number of points obtained during the group stage.
2. Greater goal difference during the group stage. The goal difference is obtained by subtracting the goals received from the goals scored.
3. Most goals scored during the group stage.
4. Fewer red cards during the group stage.
5. Fewer yellow cards during the group stage.
6. By draw.