The unusual goal missed by Nicolás González against Costa Rica: he did everything right but missed the last touch

It was 44 minutes into the second half when Nicolas González, entering the final phase, overcame his marker to find himself face to face with Keylor Navas after a pass into the void by Nicolás Tagliafico. Argentina beat Costa Rica 3-1 and the versatile Argentine got rid of the rival goalkeeper with the pecking order. What happened next was unusual.

The Argentine footballer, who replaced Enzo Fernández at 36, let the ball run after hitting the experienced Costa Rican goalkeeper, waiting for him to enter the goal with that touch.

However, when the celebration was about to begin, an unexpected villain appeared for Gonzalez: Haxzel Quiroswho he had easily left behind during the run, cleared the ball a few centimeters before it crossed the goal line.

The Fiorentina player He looked everywhere, searching for explanations, but he didn’t find them. His missed goal could only be argued with the speed and perseverance of the defender of the team led by Gustavo Alfaro. In short, the former Argentinos Juniors did everything well, but he lacked the finishing touch at the Memorial Coliseum.

After starting the game behind, Argentina recovers and beats Costa Rica 3-1 in Los Angeles. The world champion started by losing to a goal from Manfred Ugalde and with the result against him went to half-time.

In the second half, however, Lionel Scaloni’s team came out with a different attitude, managed to find a better version and began to turn around an evening that seemed adverse. First they tied the game with a great goal from Ángel Di María a la Lionel Messi: a free kick in the corner.

What followed was a monologue from Argentina; Costa Rica couldn’t even run on the counterattack. Alexis Mac Allister immediately intercepted a rebound off the crossbar after Tagliafico’s header and, with a header, made it 2-1.

Lautaro Martínez, who came on in place of Alejandro Garnacho, made it 3-1 for Argentina. The Inter striker took off his mufa after 777 minutes and 16 games without shouting for the national team with an excellent comeback, after a great loan from De Paul, before Navas’ departure.

A minute before the end of regular time, Nico González’s play arrives, even if luckily for him the balance is already tipped in favor of the Argentine national team.

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