Argentina 2-0 Canada: Player ratings as holders reached finals after Alvarez and Messi strikes

Argentina reached the finals of the 2024 Copa America after beating Canada 2-0 in the last four. Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi struck apiece to send them through and will face either Uruguay or Colombia on Sunday. Here are the player ratings for both sides.

Argentina National Team Player Ratings vs Canada

Goalkeeper

Emiliano Martinez – 7/10: Didn’t face any real threat from Canada; another clean sheet to his name too

Defenders

Gonzalo Montiel – 7/10: Excellent positional awareness and reading ability

Cristian Romero – 7/10: Strong, athletic and industrious to keep Argentina’s defense from getting breached

Lisandro Martinez – 6/10: Couldn’t get involved quite like his centre-back partner although Canada rarely threatened

Nicolas Tagliafico – 5.5/10: Misplaced a few passes and didn’t come up trumps going forward either

Midfielders

Angel Di Maria – 7/10: Sloppy on the ball but created a few chances

Rodrigo De Paul – 7.5/10: Created the chance for Alvarez which the striker buried

Enzo Fernandez – 7.5/10: Set Messi up for their second goal

Alexis Mac Allister – 6/10: Not quite effective enough

Forwards

Lionel Messi – 8/10: Ended his goal-drought by netting in the second half

Julian Alvarez – 8/10: Took his chance well to put the holders in front

Substitutes

Nicolas Otamendi – 6.5/10

Nahuel Molina – 6/10

Nicolas Gonzalez – 6.5/10

Exequiel Palacios – 6/10

Lautaro Martinez – 6.5/10

Manager

Lionel Scaloni – 7.5/10

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Canada National Team Player Ratings vs Argentina

Goalkeeper

Maxime Crepeau – 6/10: Had no chance with either of Argentina’s goals

Defenders

Alistair Johnston – 6.5/10: Was no match to Argentina’s stellar forwards

Moise Bombito – 5.5/10: Too hesitant to throw himself in the way of the attackers

Derek Cornelius – 4/10: Not a single clearance or block to show for his efforts; poor positional awareness at times too

Alphonso Davies – 5/10: No real impact at either ends of the field today; a big disappointment for Canada

Midfielders

Richie Laryea – 6/10: Went off in the 55th minute after a no-show; had completed only seven passes until then

Ismael Kone – 7.5/10: Fought hard for the ball and came up trumps many times

Stephen Eustaquio – 6/10: Struggled to impose himself against Argentina’s marauding midfielders

Jacob Shaffelburg – 5/10: Sloppy on the ball and misplaced a few passes too

Forwards

Jonathan David – 6/10: Lacked his usual bite.

Cyle Larin – 7/10: Showed a lot of courage going at Argentina’s stellar defense and created a few chances too.

Substitutes

Ali Ahmed – 7/10

Liam Miller – 6.5/10

Tani Oluwaseyi – 6/10

Jonathan Osorio – 7/10

Mathieu Choiniere – 6.5/10

Manager

Jesse Marsch – 7/10

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