Chile beat Argentina on penalties following goalless draw in final last year
Ezequiel Lavezzi ruled out but Angel di Maria and Nicolas Gaitan available
Sunday's match sees a repeat of the final in last year's competition, with Chile overcoming Argentina 4-1 on penalties following a goalless draw in Santiago.
The South American rivals clash for the 2016 Copa America Centenario trophy at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Sunday.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kicks the ball during a training session in East Rutherford on Saturday
VENUE
The MetLife Stadium is a sports stadium located in the Meadowlands at the MetLife Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States of America.
WHERE CAN I WATCH IT ON TV?
The game will be shown on Premier Sports at 12.55am with kick-off scheduled for 1am.
ODDS
Argentina - 4/5
Chile - 18/5
Draw - 5/2
TEAM NEWS
ARGENTINA
Argentina forward Ezequiel Lavezzi has been ruled out after breaking his left elbow during the 4-0 semi-final win over the United States.
Angel di Maria has been passed fit after recovering from an adductor injury and Nicolas Gaitan is available after serving a one-match suspension.
Sunday's match between Argentina and Chile sees a repeat of the final in last year's competition
CHILE
Midfielder Marcelo Diaz is available after recovering from the injury that ruled him out of the 2-0 semi-final victory over Colombia
Alexis Sanchez (centre) and Arturo Vidal (left) will be pivotal to Chile's hopes of lifting the trophy
HEAD-TO-HEAD
In 87 previous meetings between the two sides, Chile has managed to beat Argentina only seven times with Argentina winning 57 times and the remaining 24 meetings ending as draws.
The last five head to head matches also favour Argentina, with the Albiceleste winning 3, drawing 1 and losing one. Their solitary loss against Chile in this five match period came in the Copa America 2015 final. Their most recent meeting was in this year’s group stage where Argentina prevailed 2-1.
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