translated from Spanish: Captained by Alexis and with Bravo in the bow the Red equalled goalless with Argentina

The Chilean national football team matched tonight goallessly against their like, in a friendly commitment framed on FIFA date and which was played against few audiences at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, United States. Remember that the ‘Roja’ did not play a match since 7 July, the day on which he faced the transandinos in the match for the third place of the America’s Cup. In that instance, the ‘albiceleste’ was imposed 2-1. To highlight the return to the three clubs of the archer Claudio Bravo, who after almost two years again defended the ‘Team of All’. The Manchester City goalkeeper presented at least two major interventions and excelled, as usual, in the game with his feet. Other high points in California were the flyer César Pinares, who had the clearest option for the ‘Team of All’, and the defensive zone composed of Paulo Díaz, Alfonso Parot, Oscar Opazo and Sebastián Vegas. The scariest of the night were the two attacking men in the scaffolding of Reinaldo Rueda: Alexis Sánchez and Eduardo Vargas. The ‘Wonder Child’ was far from an unbalanced agent and missed too much in the delivery, while the battering ram of Tigers made no difference with the ball on his feet and got lost among the rival zagueros. The encounter on American soil was dynamic, on a very fast court, but was characterized mainly by constant friction, with repeated infractions. None of them were absolute dominator at a little football crossing. The first risk action arrived within 23 minutes. Bravo was very solid to deflect a powerful shot from Paulo Dybala, who entered the Chile area alone after a good triangulation. In a first lapse slightly dominated by the ‘albicelestes’, who today played black, Chile just reached the bottom of 39′. Charles Aránguiz was encouraged, entered the area and finished as a left-handed, but goalkeeper Agustín Marchesín was very good at avoiding the opening of the account. In the add-on was better the two-time champion of America. At the start, in the 47th minute, the newly admitted Diego Rubio dispatched a forehand from outside the area that passed very close to the arch guarded by Marchesín. Then, at 60′, the clearest one would arrive for the ‘Red’. Great pass behind Vargas from the left and Pinares topped off with all left-handed entering the area, but his shot crashed into the horizontal. The squadron led Lionel Scaloni would first alert in the second span in the 69th minute by Lautaro Martínez, Alexis’ partner at Inter Milan, who entered the area alone, ‘slapped’ the spherical, but there Bravo was to avoid the Argentine anise. When the match was leaving, at 85′, Argentina had their best chance to break zero through defender Lucas Martínez, who pitched in the area after a corner shot and the ball hit the crossbar. The match ended goallessly and now Chile will challenge the Honduras national team, in a friendly to be played on Tuesday, September 10 in San Pedro Sula.

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