
Argentina and Paraguay will meet again in the Copa America after settling to a 2-2 draw in their first match in the group stages of the tournament but this time the winner will advance to the championship game.
Both squads are looking to end title droughts in the tournament with Argentina last winning it in 1993 while Paraguay in 1979.
Argentina made it to the championship match in two out of the previous three Copa America (2004, 2007) but succumbed to Brazil.
Meanwhile in the 2011 Copa America, Paraguay had the chance to finally win the title again but fell short against Uruguay in the final game.
In their first meeting during the group stage round, Argentina had control early as Manchester City striker Sergio Agüero opened the scoring in the 29<sup>th minute.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi buried Paraguay 2-0 after a successful penalty shot in the 36<sup>th minute.
In the 60<sup>th minute, Eintracht Frankfurt forward Nelson Valdez found the net to put Paraguay on the board and narrow the gap to just one goal.
Paraguay was successful in their last ditch effort to avoid defeat as Palmeiras striker Lucas Barrios scored the equalizer in the 91<sup>st minute.
In a report by Goal.com, Valdez said they do not want to do the same thing they did in their first meeting against Argentina in which they trailed before making a run to tie it.
"We don't want to make the same mistake, go back and forth without touching the ball," Valdez said according to Goal.com.
"We are getting people to respect us again. We are among the top four in South America and we want more," he added.
Argentina entered the semi-finals after ousting Columbia on penalties following a 0-0 draw in regulation while Paraguay stunned Brazil also on penalties.
The semi-finals match between Argentina and Paraguay in Concepcion will be on Wednesday live 7:30 p.m. EST (8:30 p.m. local time) and will be shown on beIN Sports.













