Argentina 1-1 Chile LIVE RESULT: Alexis Sanchez cancels out Messi penalty as points are shared in World Cup qualifier

THAT’S ALL FROM ARGENTINA

Argentina and Chile drew 1-1 at the Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudade in a World Cup qualifying match ahead of their Copa America opener later this month.

The Albiceleste opened the scoring after 24 minutes when Lionel Messi beat Claudio Bravo from the penalty spot with a fine and composed finish.

The hosts were awarded the spot-kick after the referee checked the VAR monitor and declared that Guillermo Maripan had brought Lautaro Martinez down inside the box.

But Chile equalised just nine minutes before half-time when Gary Medel got a wonderful touch from a free-kick and flicked the ball towards Alexis Sanchez, who tapped it behind Emiliano Martinez’s net.

Messi came close to putting the hosts back in front just before half-time as he delivered a brilliant free-kick, which forced an acrobatic save from Bravo

After an entertaining first half, both teams went back to the dressing room with an even scoreline but the second half lacked the same energy and tempo.

Messi stood out as he kept Argentina in the game with some wonderful shots that could have put them back in front if it wasn’t for a few inches and Bravo, who was in incredible form.

The Barcelona legend hit the crossbar after taking another stunning free kick and then saw the Chile goalkeeper saving one of his efforts with one hand

UPDATED TABLE

Following tonight’s 1-1 draw at the Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades Argentina remain second in the table, with one point separating them from high-fliers Brazil.

Chile also remain sixth, which means they still have a lot of ground to cover

STATS

Argentina dominated 54 per cent of possession throughout the match.

The Albiceleste registered a total of 16 shots, seven of which were on target.

Chile, on the other hand, recorded seven shots, but only one of them was on target.

The hosts dominated in the air as they won a staggering 85.7 per cent of aerial duels

FT: ARGENTINA 1-1 CHILE

Argentina and Chile ended up being level at the Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudade in their World Cup qualifier.

The Albiceleste opened the scoring after 24 minutes when Lionel Messi beat Claudio Bravo from the penalty spot.

The hosts were awarded the spot-kick after the referee checked the VAR monitor and declared that Guillermo Maripan had brought Lautaro Martinez down inside the box.

But Chile equalised just nine minutes before half-time when Gary Medel got a wonderful touch following a free-kick and flicked the ball towards Alexis Sanchez, who tapped it behind Emiliano Martinez’s net.

Messi came close to putting Argentina ahead three times but was denied by the crossbar and Bravo twice

PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!

AND THAT’S FULL-TIME IN ARGENTINA!!!!!!!

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90+2 Messi hit the crossbar earlier on in the second half.

The Argentina international has been spectacular in the last few minutes and has been dealing with a very in-form Bravo

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90 Four more minutes of added time to go until full-time.

And so far, the only person who seems to want an equaliser is Messi…

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88 Argentina, or should we say Messi, are seriously knocking on Chile’s door.

The Barcelona legend delivers another brilliant shot that Bravo saves with his left hand!

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87 CHANCE!

Messi fires an incredible long-range shot that Bravo barely saves as he lunges towards his bottom left corner!

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86 SUBSTITUTION

Chile manager Lasarte makes another switch as Alarcon takes Aranguiz’s place

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85 Argentina are the ones asking the questions as we approach full-time.

Chile have quieted down in the final few minutes and the hosts are pushing for a late winner

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82 SUBSTITUTION

Chile manager Lasarte also shakes things up as Palacios takes Vargas’ place

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82 SUBSTITUTION

Argentina manager Scaloni makes two changes as Palacios and Molina replace Paredes and Foyth respectively

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80 WHAT A CHANCE!

Argentina come inches away from a second goal!

Messi delivers a wonderful free-kick from the right side which rattles Bravo’s crossbar

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77 CHANCE

Pinares plays Vargas down the right flank and the striker tries a shot from a tight angle but sends the ball wide

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75 Messi came close to scoring a second goal for Argentina with a marvellous free-kick.

Here’s how Bravo stopped him with a marvellous save:

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73 Chile have been doing a better job marking Messi in the second half.

The Argentina captain has been very quiet and contained so far…

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70 Both teams continue to be evenly-matched and it’s really anyone’s game.

Argentina still look quite comfortable but Chile are constantly dangerous on the counter-attack

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68 YELLOW CARD

Aranguiz gets booked as he brings Lautaro down from behind.

This match could see a red card soon, based on what we’re seeing

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67 CHANCE

Correa plays the ball down the box and delivers a left-foot shot that goes wide

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65 CHANCE!

Sanchez fires a free-kick from a promising position but just misses Martinez’s crossbar

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65 SUBSTITUTION

Chile manager Lasarte makes his first change as Pinares replaces Galdares

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63 CHANCE

Alvarez gets his first touch in the game and tries a shot from the edge of the box.

But the effort lacks power and thus Bravo makes an easy save

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62 SUBSTITUTION

Argentina manager Scaloni notices that his team still needs some spark and introduces Alvarez, who replaces Di Maria

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60 Chile have been dominating so far in the second half.

Sanchez has been very impressive as he seems to have taken the role of playmaker covering both midfield and attack