Argentina's passage to the knock-out stage of the Copa America is in jeopardy after the hosts were held to a 0-0 draw by Colombia on Wednesday, in another disappointing performance by Lionel Messi and his big-name teammates.
Messi against Falcao
The match was similar to Argentina's 1-1 draw in its opening game against Bolivia, with coach Sergio Batista sticking with nearly the same starters, led by a misfiring Messi and Carlos Tevez.
Argentina's two star forwards were outplayed by Colombia strikers Radamel Falcao and Dayro Moreno, who had more chances and perhaps should have given their team victory.
Argentina has two points from two games in Group A. Colombia leads the group with four from two games. Bolivia (1 point from 1 game) and Costa Rica (0 points from 1 game) will play Thursday. The top two teams in the group advance automatically to the quarterfinals while the best two third-place teams from the three groups also advance.
Lineups:
Argentina: Sergio Romero, Pablo Zabaleta, Nicolas Burdisso, Gabriel Milito, Javier Zanetti, Ever Banega (Gonzalo Higuain, 72), Javier Mascherano, Esteban Cambiasso (Fernando Gago, 61), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Sergio Aguero, 61), Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez.
Colombia: Luis Martinez, Camilo Zuniga, Luis Perea, Mario Yepes, Pablo Armero, Carlos Sanchez, Dayro Moreno, Abel Aguilar, Freddy Guarin, Adrian Ramos (Elkin Soto, 89), Radamel Falcao (Teo Gutierrez, 87).
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