THE Copa America 2024 began on Thursday, June 20 in the United States, with the opening match between Argentina And CanadaThis match marked the start of Group A activities of the competition.

Argentinaled by Lionel Scaloniwon their first match, moving them into the group lead. The victory is significant for the current world champions, who are looking to consolidate their dominance in international football.

In the other encounter of the series, Peru And Pepper They equalized without a goal, which resulted in an equal distribution of points between the two South American teams.

THE 'albicelestial' His defense of the continental competition throne started on the right foot. It will be recalled that in 2021 he managed to impose himself in the competition, earning him the first title of Lionel Messi with the one you selected. The rest is history: he also won the Qatar 2022 World Cupbeating France in the final.

In this sense, Argentina is fully motivated and this was demonstrated in its debut against Canada. Since the beginning of the meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia, the 'albicelestial' She reflected her superiority on the field and managed to win 2-0, which allowed her to add her first three points.

The casting of Scaloni thus begins its participation in first place in the Group Asupported by the Peru vs Chile result developed the next day. There are rather positive feelings in the environment of the table 'gaucho' for a good first in the United States.

He “A Pacific Classic” It was the other duel of the series and there was plenty of spice involved. Both Peru and Chile had their respective coaches' official debuts on the bench. Jorge Fossati ordered the 'two-tone', while Ricardo Gareca (former coach of the Peruvian team) did the same with the 'red'.

He 'Tiger' He led the team for seven years 'red and white'achieving several feats – such as qualifying for the Russia World Cup 2018 after 16 years of absence – and win the affection of the national fans. However, the Argentine coach did not continue the process, after disagreements with the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) at the time and a few months ago he changed sides for the classic rival.

In this way, the national team found itself with an old acquaintance in the United States, but was able to face it. In a very contested and frictional match, the 'two-tone' and the 'red' They drew 0-0 and shared the points on the opening day of the championship, both being below Argentina in the standings.

Date 1

Argentina 2-0 Canada (Mercedes Benz Stadium)

Date 2

Peru vs Canada (Tuesday, June 25 at 5:00 p.m. | Children's Mercy Park)

Chile vs Argentina (Tuesday, June 25 at 8:00 p.m. | Metlife Stadium)

Appointment 3

Argentina vs Peru (Saturday, June 29 at 7:00 p.m. | Hard Rock Stadium)

Canada vs Chile (Saturday June 29 at 7:00 p.m. | Inter&Co Stadium)

The Peruvian team has the statistics in its favor in the Copa America. And that's it has managed to overcome the first round in the last 10 editions of the Conmebol tournamentThe last time they were stuck in the first phase was in 1995, when they shared a group with Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador, finishing last with just one point from a possible nine. Since then, they have always qualified for the next round of the championship.

In fact, he was among the top four of the competition in four of the five most recent editions. He even played in the final of the tournament in 2019 after 44 years. In this sense, the 'two-tone' is looking to keep that positive streak going this year, despite facing a tough group with his classic rival and current world champion. He has the support of numbers and will rely on himself to pull it off.