05.07.2007 10:00
Argentina close group stage
Jesús Carrillo
Leo Messi’s Argentina finish off the group stage of the Copa Amèrica in Barquisimelo tonight with a game against Paraguay.
The Paraguayans top the group ahead of Argentina on goal difference so Alfio Basile knows that only
a win will do if his team is to finish top and avoid Rafa Marquez’s Mexico in the quarter
finals.
Hernán Crespo out
Striker Hernán Crespo definitely misses the game after picking up a knock in the game against
USA , but he his fighting hard to get fit for the rest of the tournament. Ayala and Cambiasso are
also carrying slight injuries, but look set to play.
USA and Columbia out
In the other game in Argentina’s group, USA and Columbia meet, with both teams already
eliminated from the competition, whatever the result.