Argentina scored first in regulation time, through Lisandro Martínez, in the 35th minute, but Kevin Rodríguez equalized in added time, at 90+1.
Champion Argentina qualified for the semi-finals of the 48th edition of the Copa América football tournament, beating Ecuador 4-2 on penalties, after a 1-1 draw in the 90 minutes, in Houston, Texas.
In the first match of the ‘quarterfinals’, on Thursday, goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez was once again the ‘hero’ of the ‘albi-celestes’, with two saves in the ‘lottery’, after, to open the series, Lionel Messi launched a ‘panenka’ off the bar.
Argentina scored first in regulation time, through Lisandro Martínez, in the 35th minute, but Kevin Rodríguez equalized in stoppage time, in the 90+1 minute, and, in the 62nd minute, Enner Valencia missed a penalty, shooting off the right post.
In the semi-finals, in a match scheduled for Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. local time (1:00 a.m. Wednesday in Lisbon) in East Rutherford, the current world champions will face the winner of the match between Venezuela and Canada, who meet this Friday – a holiday.
Source: Observadora
