The last eight of the U.S. Nations Cup has begun, with Argentina taking the lead against Ecuador. Both sides have a long way to go. The previous champion Argentina has a good chance of winning this battle. However, considering the injury to the scorer, Mez, it is inevitable that the offense will be affected. In addition, Ecuador has a strong defense, and it is expected that Argentina may not be able to win. Because the home W is too hot, plus Argentina has opened all three games this year with a total of 2 goals or less, chasing a median of 2.5 goals at a time.
Argentina has a lot of offense in the midfield and up front, but at the end of the game, it often only manages to earn a small victory, including 2-0 wins over Canada and Peru, breaking the gap with 88 points, and a 1-0 win over Chile. It's worth noting that all three of Argentina's aforementioned matches came into the second half, showing that the rats often pull the turtle on offense and don't have a way to start.
In addition to Mez playing poorly and not yet in the wave, the other ancestor who is choosing his strikers, Liane Ivaris, has not had a good footing, with only one goal, and the remaining four goals in the wave have come from Nadalu Martinez. If they are strictly defended by their opponents, it will certainly weaken Argentina's chances of scoring. Besides, I believe Argentina will improve too much in the first match of the knockout stage.
As for Ecuador's 0-0 defense and Mexico's right to go out on top in their final group game, the game featured 18 shots on goal against their opponents, which suggests a pretty solid defense. In fact, the team has a defensive midfielder in Mosiska and a Capper in Livaguson. The defense has assured foot quality and should be able to resist most of Argentina's attacks. In the past 5 matches, 4 of them opened with a total of 2 goals or less, so the goal breakdown is worth a bet.
