Watch Now: De Maria scores a wonder goal against Chile

Watch now how Angel Di Maria glides through the Chilean defence to score a wonderful goal.

The goal in the opening 10th minute from Di Maria opened the scoring for Argentina, and later won 2-1 to remain second in the CONMEBOL table.

Watch Now: The goal from Di Maria:

Other incidents of the Match:

However, Chilean striker Ben Brenton Diaz responded with a goal in the 20th minute of the match. But it was Lautaro Martinez, who sealed the game in favor of Argentina with a beautiful tap-in.

Di Maria on his interview:

We knew it was going to be difficult at high altitude and after a long flight,' said Di Maria. 'The important thing is that we come away with a win.

'Everything is always much easier when Leo is here. The important thing is that we keep working like we've been doing and bringing joy to Argentines.'

'Today we were without the best in the world and our coach as well but we got the victory and this is also for them,' Di Maria further added.

The Bigger Picture

Argentina has shattered Chile's hopes of qualifying for the Qatar World Cup after their 2-1 triumph. Chile is currently at seventh, with 16 points to their name. While Brazil leads the CONMEBOL table, Argentina on the other hand is sitting comfortably at 2nd. Both the top 2 teams have already qualified and Ecuador, who are third with 24 points, is almost certain to join them.