Argentina wins penalty shootout to reach semifinals
The world champion Argentina's defense was shaken, but Ecuador did not see the goal until the scheduled 90 minutes of the match.
On the contrary, Lionel Messi returned after an upper leg injury kept him out of the final group game against Peru, and provided the corner kick from which Lisandro Martinez put the defending champions ahead in the first half. The sky-blue team was in the port of victory back from the break. However, Kevin Rodriguez of Ecuador balanced the distance in the injury time. The match went to a tiebreaker. Argentina confirmed the semi-finals by winning 4-2 goals in the tiebreaker.
Argentina reached the semifinals of Copa America but had an almighty scare in the process.
The penalty king Emiliano Martinez saved Argentina’s blushes, stopping Ecuador twice to see his side progress to reach the semifinals.
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