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Know your Copa America groups: Group A – Will Argentina finally win it all?

By Santiago Alcedo

LIMA, PERU - NOVEMBER 17: Lionel Messi of Argentina drives the ball as Pedro Aquino of Peru defends during a match between Peru and Argentina as part of South American Qualifiers for World Cup FIFA Qatar 2022 at Estadio Nacional de Lima on November 17, 2020 in Lima, Peru. (Photo by Ernesto Benavides - Pool/Getty Images)
LIMA, PERU - NOVEMBER 17: Lionel Messi of Argentina drives the ball as Pedro Aquino of Peru defends during a match between Peru and Argentina as part of South American Qualifiers for World Cup FIFA Qatar 2022 at Estadio Nacional de Lima on November 17, 2020 in Lima, Peru. (Photo by Ernesto Benavides - Pool/Getty Images) /
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Argentina’s national team pose for a family picture during the friendly football match between Argentina and Uruguay at the Bloomfield stadium in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on November 18, 2019. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)
Argentina’s national team pose for a family picture during the friendly football match between Argentina and Uruguay at the Bloomfield stadium in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on November 18, 2019. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images) /

GROUP A – ARGENTINA

Argentina is one of the most successful teams in this tournament. They have participated in 42 editions and won it 14 times, being the country with the second most titles, only one behind Uruguay. They won it three times in a row (1945, 1946, 1947) and two times in a row in the following years: 1927-1929, 1957-1959, and 1991-1993.

Their last Copa America title was in 1993 when they beat Mexico 2-1. They have advanced to the final four times since that year but they haven’t been able to win any of them. This group of incredibly talented players is expected to win a trophy at some point and this tournament could be a big opportunity for them.

ARGENTINA TEAM INFO

  • Manager – Lionel Scaloni
  • Captain – Lionel Messi
  • Key Players – Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, Lautaro Martinez, Leandro Paredes 
  • FIFA Ranking – 8th Place
  • Prediction – Final with high possibilities of lifting the trophy
  • First match – vs Chile on June 14th

Argentina Expected Squad for the Tournament

Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Juan Musso (Udinese), Agustín Marchesín (Porto), Franco Armani (River Plate)

Defenders: Juan Foyth (Villarreal), German Pezzella (Fiorentina), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax), Marcos Acuña (Sevilla), Cristian Romero (Atalanta), Lisandro Martinez (Ajax), Jose Luis Palomino (Atalanta), Lucas Martinez Quarta (Fiorentina), Nahuel Molina (Udinese), Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate)

Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (PSG), Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City), Nicolás González (Stuttgart), Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla), Julian Alvarez (River Plate)

Forwards: Ángel Di María (PSG), Joaquín Correa (Lazio), Papu Gómez (Sevilla), Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Lautaro Martínez (Inter), Sergio Agüero (Barcelona), Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen)

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