Argentina and Ecuador will face off in the Copa America semi-finals on Friday morning.

Strength Analysis

Argentina advanced to the next round with a perfect record in the group stage, showing its kingly style. The defense did not concede a single goal, which was unique among all the teams in the group stage. Moreover, Argentina's team is full of stars. Even if we don't talk about Liannuo Messi , they still have stars such as Nadal Martinez and Angel Di Maria . In contrast, Ecuador's performance in the group stage was mediocre, with only one win and one loss. In the end, they advanced by a slight margin over Mexico. In their team, only Moses Cassado and Pellegrini are well-known, and both are midfielders and backcourt players. The striker lacks star power and the overall lineup is not deep enough, making it difficult for Ecuador to compete with Argentina. Considering that the two sides have been undefeated in recent years, it is no problem for Argentina to easily defeat Ecuador in this game.

Team leader comparison

The offensive 4-3-3 formation is Lionel Sebastian Scaloni's favorite . In the absence of Lionel Messi in the final group stage, Scaloni used this formation for the first time in this tournament. The final 2-0 victory over Peru is believed to be enough to prove everything. If nothing unexpected happens, Argentina will continue with the formation in the last match. On the other hand, Felix Sanchez prefers a 5-defender formation, but Ecuador has actually played 4-2-3-1 most of the time recently. Although they were able to advance without any danger in the end, facing Argentina's sharp attack, whether Ecuador uses 4 or 5 defenders, it is believed that it will be difficult to limit Argentina's excellent forward players.

Key players

Nadaluo Martinis scored in all three group matches and scored a total of 4 goals. According to statistics, he became the first player to score in all three group matches of the America's Cup since 2001. At the same time, this son has scored goals against eight different opponents in the Copa America. This performance is second only to Leonor Metz , and he seems to have taken over the leadership of Argentina from the latter. As for Moses Kazido 's performance in this America's Cup, he is also worthy of recognition, but it seems unrealistic to expect him to score goals. Can he provide cannonballs for forwards such as Anna Valencia and defend well ? That's worthy of attention.