World Cup 2022: Argentina beat Chile thanks to Angel Di Maria and Lautaro Martinez goals
Daily MailArgentina were without Lionel Messi but goals from Angel Di Maria and Lautaro Martinez gave the visitors all three points against Chile in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday. Angel Di Maria celebrates after opening the scoring for Argentina in their qualifier with Chile Lautaro Martinez scored what proved to be the winner as Argentina's unbeaten run went on Argentina then took advantage of an injury to Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo to seal the win 11 minutes before half time. Ben Brereton Diaz had drawn Chile level 10 minutes after Di Maria's opening goal in Calama But Argentina, who have already qualified, prevailed and are now 28 matches without defeat The result, which was also achieved without the presence of talismanic coach Lionel Scaloni, who was isolating at home due to COVID-19, marks Argentina's 28th game without defeat. Walter Samuel took charge of the Argentina team with coach Lionel Scaloni in Covid isolation The result was a huge blow to Chile's hopes of qualifying for Qatar.