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The Argentine national team has complicated the situation of its Chilean counterpart in its path towards qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, by defeating it 2-1 in the 15th round of the South American qualifiers.
Argentina's goals were scored by Angel Di Maria and Lautaro Martinez, while Chile's only goal was scored by Benjamin Brereton.
With its victory, Argentina, which had previously qualified for the World Cup, raised its score to 32 points, enhancing its position in the qualifiers, 4 points ahead of the leaders Brazil, while Chile's balance froze at 16 points in seventh place temporarily.
In another match, Uruguay defeated Paraguay with a goal without a response, scored by Luis Suarez in the 49th minute.
With this victory, Uruguay climbed to fourth place with 19 points, and Paraguay's balance froze at 13 points, in the penultimate rank.
Ecuador also tied its guest, Brazil, with a goal in the same round, at the "Rodrigo Paz" stadium in the Ecuadorean capital, Quito.
Casemiro scored Brazil's goal and the hosts equalized through defender Felix Torres.
With this result, Brazil raised its score to 36 points in the lead, while Ecuador's balance increased to 24 points in third place.
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