Argentina advanced to the semifinals of the ongoing Copa America here at the Estadio Olimpico Pedro Ludovico on Sunday, with Rodrigo De Daul, Lautaro Martinez, and Lionel Messi among the goal scorers.
Argentina advanced to the Copa America semifinals by defeating Ecuador 3-0 in the quarterfinals, and will face Colombia in the final on Wednesday.
De Paul’s goal into the goalpost gave Argentina a 1-0 lead in the 40th minute.
The following two goals were scored in the second half. First, Martinez scored in the 84th minute, and then Messi scored in the last minutes of the game to give Argentina a 3-0 victory.
Argentina had eight shots on target in the entire encounter, while Ecuador only had two.
Colombia qualified for the semifinals by defeating Uruguay 4-2 in penalties on Saturday.
Because the regular 90-minute play between these two teams ended in a 0-0 draw, the match had to proceed to penalties to decide the victor.
