How to beat Argentina - Santos

The Seleccao were the last team to beat Gerardo
Martino's Albiceleste side and he provided some
words of wisdom for La Roja
Portugal boss Fernando Santos has provided some
tips to Chile on how to beat Argentina in the Copa
America 2015 final.
The 60-year-old guided the Seleccao to a 1-0
victory over Gerardo Martino's side in an
international friendly in November 2014, with
Raphael Guerreiro's strike in second-half stoppage
time settling the fixture.
Since then, Argentina have gone eight games
without defeat, only failing to win in their Copa
opener against Paraguay in La Serena, while they
advanced past Colombia in the quarter-finals on
penalties following a 0-0 draw.
Being last the coach to get the better of the South
American giants, he was asked for his thoughts on
how Chile could go about doing the same in the
showpiece event on July 4.
"Argentina is a very strong opponent, they have
great players. To win, you have to play the perfect
match and have a little luck," Santos told El
Mercurio .
He believes that the key to playing the perfect
match lies in not focusing all attentions on
Albiceleste captain Lionel Messi.
The 28-year-old has only scored one goal so far
in Chile but was impressive in Argentina's semi-
final with Paraguay - providing three assists.
"You cannot mark [Messi] man to man, because
the only thing you gain is a problem. He is so
good that he always finds a way of having more
freedom," Santos added.
"It is better to use zonal marking ... you have to
prevent him from receiving the ball."