Alejandro Garnacho made dual debuts at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami: as a starter for the Argentina National Team and in his first Copa América appearance. It was a trio of pursuits: one involving eating, one involving drinking, and one involving TV.
Manchester United’s youngster was captured on camera lying on the left wing during the 2-0 draw against Peru in Round 3 of Group A.
Despite Lionel Messi’s absence, the national team remаins the main figure, and Garnacho is determined, wants to be decisive, and cooperates in defense. He started wide in аttаck and displayed pure power with the ability to press, recover, and make short passes, such as the one he gave to Ángel Di María, but he failed after a minute-long competition. It also appears as a download option in Giovani Lo Celso.
At the hour, the Albiceleste promised to intercept a pass – this time with his head – and clean up play with the purpose of leading an аttаck, but Aldo Corzo allowed him to get that far, setting up one of the night’s duels.
Meanwhile, his first attempt at goal occurred in the 11th minute, when he got it from Nicolás Tagliafico, hooked it, entered the penalty area from a corner, and aimed, but it went wide. It bounced off a defender’s post.
He tried again at 24, picking off three guys in the box, demonstrating that his pace could provide a significant advantage, even if he still lacks confidence.
Despite coming from a lower position in the matches he played, Garnacho tеrrifiеd the crowd and raised it every time he touched the ball, causing anticipation when the drive didn’t go through Fidego.
In the best team match, Bichito was able to recover soon before halftime after Pedro Gallese stopped Lo Celso. He tried to get the ball into the corner and it went up a little. And, while he regretted coming so close to opening the goal, he was treated well on the bench while the stadium screens showed Lionel Messi and the crowd boom.
Lautaro Martinez scored early in the second half, putting pressure on the Argentine National Team and creating space for Peru at the other end of the field. Di Maria capitalized on Garnacho’s mistakes during a confused contest.
There was no time left, so the coaching staff chose to replace him with Nicolás Gonzálеz, position by position, in the 65th minute. He exited with his head held high, as a wave of applause recognized his achievements and encouraged him for his future in the Copa América.
In Garnacho’s maiden Copa encounter, he had 16/20 accurate passes, 4 touches in the opponent box, 1/4 successful dribbles, 1/2 tackles won, 2 clearances, 5 recoveries, and 5/10 duels won.