Argentina continues to add points at the top – CONMEBOL

• The Albiceleste defeated Chile 3-0 on Matchday 7 of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
• Alexis Mac Allister, Julián Álvarez and Paulo Dybala scored the goals in Argentina’s rout at the Monumental.

Argentina beat Chile 3-0 in the seventh round of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, played this Thursday at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires.

Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister at 48′, Julián Álvarez at 84′ and Paulo Dybala, wearing the number ’10’ shirt, at 90+1′, scored the goals for the victory of the Albiceleste, which remains the leader of the route to the World Cup that will be played in the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026.

Before the match, a tribute was held to Ángel Di María, who retired from the Argentine national team after winning the CONMEBOL Copa América USA 2024.

On the following date, Argentina will visit Colombia in Barranquilla on Tuesday, September 10, while Chile will host Bolivia in Santiago.

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• Argentina remains unbeaten against Chile in official matches. After today’s 1-0 in the South American Qualifiers, the Albiceleste extended their unbeaten run against La Roja at home to 36 matches without losing, with 29 wins and seven draws in their history.
• Argentina won all seven games played at the Monumental during Lionel Scaloni’s tenure as coach. In that span, the Albiceleste scored 14 goals and conceded none, averaging 17.7 shots per game and 69% possession.
• Argentina have not lost in the last 15 games in which Lionel Messi has not played, with a streak of nine consecutive victories in that period. The last defeat of the Albiceleste in the absence of their captain was in October 2018, in an international friendly against Brazil (0-1).
• Paulo Dybala scored his fourth goal for Argentina in all competitions: two of them were against Chile, one in the third-place match of the CONMEBOL Copa América 2019 and another tonight in the South American Qualifiers.
• The last 12 goals that Argentina scored from outside the area in the South American Qualifiers were with left-footed shots: eight by Lionel Messi, three by Ángel Di María and one by Julián Álvarez, the latter being the only player whose best leg is the right.

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