There were 44 minutes of the second half when
Nicolás González
, who had entered in that last stage, outpaced his marker to come face to face with Keylor Navas after a pass into the void by Nicolás Tagliafico.
Argentina beat Costa Rica 3-1 and the versatile Argentine got rid of the rival goalkeeper with hierarchy.
What happened next was unusual
.
The Argentine soccer player, who had replaced Enzo Fernández in the 36th minute of the complement,
let the ball run
after kicking it to the experienced Costa Rican goalkeeper,
hoping that it would enter the goal with that touch
.
However, when the celebration was about to start,
an unexpected villain appeared
for González:
Haxzel Quirós
, whom he had easily left behind in the run, rejected the ball centimeters before it crossed the goal line.
The Fiorentina player
looked everywhere, looking for explanations
, but found none.
His missed goal could only be argued with the speed and perseverance of the team's defender led by Gustavo Alfaro.
In short, the former Argentinos Juniors did everything well, but he lacked the last touch at the Memorial Coliseum.
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— Out of Context Scaloneta (@OoCScaloneta_) March 27, 2024
After starting the match at a disadvantage,
Argentina recovered and beat Costa Rica 3-1 in Los Angeles
.
The world champion started by losing due to a goal from Manfred Ugalde and with the result against him he went to half-time.
However, in the second half Lionel Scaloni's team came out with a different attitude, managed to find a better version and began to reverse a night that seemed adverse.
He first tied the game with a great goal from Ángel Di María a la Lionel Messi: a free kick into the corner.
What followed was a monologue from Argentina;
Costa Rica couldn't even run on a counterattack.
Quickly, Alexis Mac Allister caught a rebound off the crossbar after Tagliafico's header and, with a header, made it 2-1.
Lautaro Martínez, who came on for Alejandro Garnacho, sealed the 3-1 for Argentina.
The Inter scorer took off his mufa after 777 minutes and 16 games without shouts in the national team with an excellent turnaround, after a great loan from De Paul, before the departure of Navas.
One minute before the end of regulation time, Nico González's play would arrive, although fortunately for him, the balance was already tilted towards the Argentine National Team.
The best memes after the goal that Nico González missed
Unusual about Nico Gonzalez.
How to sleep after that.
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— Gasti 🇦🇷🇨🇦 (@GastiHG) March 27, 2024
Nico González pic.twitter.com/2SVpu7bvI7
— Rayo Vallecano Argentina 🇦🇷🧉 (@rayoarg_) March 27, 2024
#nicogonzalez after making a mistake.#futbol #mess pic.twitter.com/l4IfyTEo08
— rodri_lolo (@lolo_rodri) March 27, 2024
Nico González 👇 pic.twitter.com/uXxGXChJs8
— Marieukz💚 (@Maeven_P) March 27, 2024
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