Argentina takes advantage of Chile: the women debate in the first friendly of the year, on the other side of the world

THE Argentina national team wait the women’s soccer world cup of Australia and New Zealand, which will be held between July 20 and August 20, with football and goals. This Friday iand won 4-0 against Chile in its first friendly of the yearwhich was played at the North Harbor Stadium in Auckland, one of the venues of the World Cup.

For the first FIFA appointment of the World Cup year, the Albiceleste, already qualified thanks to third place in Copa América 2022, will play two friendlies against New Zealand. They will be on Monday 20 and Thursday 23, both at 3 in Argentina and broadcast by DeporTV.

With a more concentrated rival in the FIFA World Cup play-off tournamentwhere they will be looking for one of the three remaining places for the World Cup, Germán Portanova’s team managed to grasp their superiority only at the end of the first half, in which they first saved themselves from the goal of Chilean Valentina Navarrete thanks to a save on the line Eliana Stable.

It was the left-handed author of the 1-0 lead after 40 minutes, when she struck alone down the left behind the Chilean defenders and took advantage of a lack of coordination between goalkeeper Christiane Endler and defender Fernanda Ramírez to aim the ball despite a long drive-through.

In the second half, the Argentine national team was pure strength. After three minutes he had just scored the second with a penalty that Mariana Larroquette He defined with quality at mid-height, impossible for Antonia Canales, who had replaced Endler in goal.

Another weak reaction from Canales was crucial for the third, because Yamila Rodriguez The area was found with the gift of the Chilean goalkeeper, who missed the ball and favored the goal of the former Boca player, today at Palmeiras, in the 70th minute.

Meanwhile, the final number of victories was established by the historic goals at the 2019 World Cup in France, Florence Bonsegundoat 93 minutes, giving Argentina the ninth victory in its history against Chile, completed by four draws and six defeats.