Argentina vs. Chile: Updated Form Guide for 2016 Copa America Final
Argentina and Chile will contest the 2016 Copa America final at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on Sunday, where La Albiceleste will have a chance to avenge their defeat in the same fixture 12 months ago.
Manager Gerardo Martino's side can also make history by becoming the first team to ever win the competition outside South America, not to mention tying Uruguay as the most successful nation in the tournament's history.
Chile have already suffered defeat to Argentina in the Copa America Centenario, but La Roja will have another crack at their group opponents when they clash in Sunday's showdown.
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Read on for an updated form guide for both teams heading to the MetLife Stadium, complete with a preview of the biggest headlines leading into the decider.
| Won 4-0 vs. USA | Won 2-0 vs. Colombia |
| Won 4-1 vs. Venezuela | Won 7-0 vs. Mexico |
| Won 3-0 vs. Bolivia | Won 4-2 vs. Panama |
| Won 5-0 vs. Panama | Won 2-1 vs. Bolivia |
| Won 2-1 vs. Chile | Lost 2-1 vs. Argentina |
Date:ย Sunday, June 26
Time:ย 8 p.m. ET/1 a.m. BST (Monday, June 27)
Venue:ย MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
TV Info:ย Fox Sports (U.S.),ย Premier Sportsย (UK)
Live Stream:ย Fox Soccer 2GOย (U.S.),ย FuboTVย (U.S.)
Argentina in Full Flight
Argentina have consistently been viewed as the team to beat in the United States this summer, and after netting 18 goals and conceding just twice in their five games thus far, it appears to be for good reason.
However, despite Squawka's suggestion the winger would be fit to face Chile, it's since emerged that star player Angel Di Maria could be absent for the final, according to Goal:
While Chile may not have the same depth in star talent their final opponents do, manager Juan Antonio Pizzi's men thrive in a tactical sense even Spain legend Xavi has highlighted, per ESPN FC's Dermot Corrigan:
Chile will pounce on any advantage they can claim ahead of Sunday's showdown, and Di Maria's potential absence is exactly that, albeit a potentially minor one considering Argentina's form without the winger of late.
It's been 23 years since Argentina last tasted victory in this competition, and all signs suggest they'll end that drought this weekend, but many thought the same thing in 2015 before Chile's penalty-shootout upset.
La Roja Boiling for Revenge
On the other side of that chessboard is a Chilean outfit that knows its back is against the wall heading to MetLife Stadium, with La Albicelesteย havingย already convincingly defeated Chileย 2-1 earlier in June.
It's been suggested Pizzi's men have come to rely heavily on one or two select stars, but South American football expert Nick Dorrington has dissuaded that very notion:
Indeed, Pizzi has formed a team capable of taking it to the global elite, and he received a major boost this week after learning midfield anchor Marcelo Diaz could be back to full fitness, per ESPN FC's Tom Marshall:
The reigning champions can become the first team to win back-to-back Copa America titles since Brazil did so in 2004 and 2007.
Coincidentally enough, only two other nations have ever won the Copa America in succeeding years: Uruguay have done so on two occasions, while Argentina were the most recent nation to manage that feat when they won three titles between 1945 and 1947.
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