Cuesta picks up a yellow at the death as he kicks out at Campos after falling victim to a tackle he didn't take kindly too.
FULL-TIME: ARGENTINA 3-0 BOLIVIA.
90'
There will be two minutes added on at the end of this match, with the officiating staff apparently gluttons for punishment.
89'
For however many games of football you have watched or will watch in your lifetime, you will rarely, if ever, see a team keep close to 90 per cent possession. It's an absolutely staggering figure - unprecedented, if you will. They're at 88 per cent right now and it could be bumped up barring any late, unforeseen Bolivia response.
87'
A. Melean gets yellow.
Bolivia are going out with a bang, quite literally. Melean becomes their latest player booked for a late challenge on Lamela.
85'
C. Algarañaz enters the game and replaces M. Smedberg-Dalence.
Carmelo Algaranaz replaces Smedberg in the final change of the night. Both teams have used up their three substitutions.
83'
STAT: Argentina have lost only one of their last 22 Copa America fixtures (W14 D7). However, they've not won three in a row in the competition since 2007.
81'
J. Campos gets yellow.
It's Campos who gets the raw end of the deal, for his original challenge which started the altercation.
80'
TEMPERS BOIL OVER! Messi takes exception to a foul from Campos and the two players come face-to-face before the Bolivia midfielder shoves him back. That brings a whole group of players together, and surely the referee will take action.
78'
JUST offside. Messi starts his run a fraction of a second too early, denying him what would have been a sensational goal! He's played through, producing a nutmeg on the keeper before the whistle brings play to a halt!
76'
The rules state that the entirety of the match must be completed, but it seems an act of futility given how it's playing out. Neither side are too keen on finishing this off, with Bolivia growing increasingly tired while Argentina want to get through without any injuries.
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75'
J. Maidana enters the game and replaces N. Otamendi.
Argentina make their final change as Jonathan Maidana makes his first appearance of the group stage, replacing Otamendi.
72'
STAT: Bolivia have won only twice in 14 Copa America meetings against the Albiceleste, losing on 10 occasions.
70'
Argentina are hovering right near 90 per cent possession as we enter the final 20 minutes. They've moved up to 87 per cent and it's only getting worse for Bolivia. It's very possible that La Verde end this match with single digits in the category.
68'
This has every indication of a match that could have gotten out of hand, but being the final game of the group stage, with nothing on the line, Argentina haven't punished Bolivia's lethargic approach the way the likely could. They had luck on their side in the first half, but it could be a whole lot worse now.
66'
Argentina continue to hold the vast majority of possession. Every time Bolivia win the ball back there's just no outlet for them to pick out a pass and it's wearing on them. They're being hemmed in their own end, and have been for the greater part of the match.
64'
SHOULD BE FOUR! Funes Mori nearly becomes the second Argentina defender to pick up his first international goal! Aguero dummies a Messi cross, allowing it through to the make-shift left-back, but he's taken bu surprise and can't produce the first touch he needed as he sends a strike high and wide at the near post.
62'
STAT: Bolivia are on a run of four consecutive defeats for the first time in the Copa America since 1967.
60'
NOT FAR AWAY! Messi has to wait a long time to take it, as the wall continues to creep forward, forcing the referee to place them back in their original position. He strikes with his laces this time, but misses the far corner by a few inches.
58'
Argentina win a free-kick following some determined play on the ball from Aguero. This one will be closer than the last opportunity presented to Messi, and the crowd makes a lot of noise as they sense what might be coming.
56'
BOLIVIA GET THEIR FIRST CHANCE! Finally they press higher up the pitch, which catches Argentina by surprise as they give possession away cheaply. A quick throw sends Campos in behind the defence, but from a tight angle he can only lash a speculative effort wide of the far post. It was a decent hit given the circumstances.
54'
LOVELY HIT! Biglia latches onto a pass in midfield and shows some quick feet to switch it onto his left before sending a cannoning drive at goal. Lampe dives across to make the save, however, as Boliva have something small to celebrate. Their keeper has been terrific throughout this tournament.
52'
STAT: Lionel Messi has become the second player in the history of the Copa America to score a hat-trick as a sub, after Brazilian Paulo Valentim in 1959. Their previous was in 2007 (Riquelme vs Colombia).
50'
The crowd in Seattle is abuzz as Messi lines up a free-kick from 25 yards. It's a bit off to the right, however, so he opts to whip in a cross instead, which is seen away with accordingly by the Bolivia defence.
48'
Just when you think it can't get any worse for Bolivia, Messi enters the fray - and then minutes later Campos goes down injured after a collision with Otamendi. They're having a torrid end to their Copa campaign.
46'
L. Biglia enters the game and replaces É. Banega.
C. Machado enters the game and replaces J. Arce.
L. Messi enters the game and replaces G. Higuaín.
BIENVENIDO SENIOR MESSI! He's on at the start of the second half for Higuain.
Banega, on a yellow, is also replaced. Lucas Biglia takes his spot.
Cristhian Machado replaces Arce for Bolivia.
The second half is underway!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: ARGENTINA 3-0 BOLIVIA.
45'
There will be one minute added on at the end of this first half.
44'
Into the final minute of the opening half and nothing much has changed. Argentina are playing a game of keep-away and Bolivia really can't be bothered. Their hopes of picking up their first points of the tournament are slim to none now, and they want to get out of here as soon as possible.
42'
Argentina are showing mercy as they keep possession near the halfway line, showing little intent to get forward. Only when Bolivia up their urgency on the press do the Albiceleste respond with some pace of their own, but this is understandably frustrating for La Verde.
40'
Boliva enjoy their first spell in possession in close to 10 minutes, with the exception of a few brief passing stints deep in their own end. They're unable to negotiate a way through the Argentina defence, however, as the Albiceleste collect and revert right back into their shell in possession.
38'
The Messi chants gather steam inside the stadium as the Barcelona forward is shown on the big screen adjusting his socks. These fans paid a lot of money to come out and see Argentina tonight, with the hopes that Messi would make an appearance, and you can bet Gerardo Martino will give him at least a late cameo, if not for anything but to get a bit of work in ahead of the knockout stage.
36'
It should be safe to lock in the quarter-final matches now. Bolivia would have to score eight goals without reply to spoil the Albiceleste's spot atop Group D, which, if we're honest with ourselves, just isn't going to happen. Argentina will take on Venezuela, with Mexico and Chile facing off. The other last-eight matches are USA v Ecuador and Colombia v Peru.
34'
Argentina are good enough, and hard enough to beat, when they don't get the bounces - but everything is falling kindly for them in this first half, and it's resulted in a nightmare for Bolivia. The team in green can't dig a deep enough hole to hide in at the moment, as this threatens to get out of hand.
32'
V. Cuesta has scored a goal for Argentina! Assist by E. Lavezzi.
Lavezzi, making his first start of this tournament, has an assist to pair with his goal.
HOW'S YOUR LUCK?! Everything going the way of Argentina, as Messi leads the applause on the touchline! An Aguero strike is blocked, but deflects right into the path of Lavezzi who lashes an effort across goal where Cuesta slides to turn it in for his first international goal!
31'
With Duk off, Arce has moved into an isolated role at striker, while Campos has pushed into a more advanced position in midfield. Diego Bejarano has taken his place out wide, as Bolivia revert into what's now looking like a 5-4-1.
29'
STAT: Argentina have failed to score only once in their last 15 meetings against Bolivia in the Copa - including tonight (0-0 in the group stage in 1989).
27'
É. Banega gets yellow.
That's silly! One thing Argentina will have to be wary of tonight is getting anyone suspended. Banega doesn't help his cause with a needless, and dangerous, foul into the back of Arce which results in a yellow card.
26'
Possession is being dominated by Argentina, though they've yet to carve out a clear chance from open play, with the exception of Lavezzi's goal. Bolivia have defended very well up to this point and it has to be said that the two-goal deficit they're faced with is very harsh on them.
24'
D. Bejarano enters the game and replaces Y. Duk.
Duk can't play any further part in this match as he's replaced by Diego Bejarano - a defensive swap from La Verde.
23'
Play cautiously resumes here in Seattle. Bolivia's frustration - with how this match has started, and how the previous one ended - seems to have reached a boiling point. They're creating a dangerous precedence as the foul count rises at an alarming rate.
21'
There's a stoppage in play here and it may be a lengthy one. Gutierrez goes flying into a reckless challenge, and gets his arm up on his own team-mate in the process! Duk is the victim of this act of senselessness and he's bleeding like a faucet from his nose.
19'
STAT: The last meeting between these two sides in the Copa America ended 1-1 – Bolivia have never avoided defeat for two consecutive games against Argentina in this competition.
17'
From the outside, looking in, it would seem like Argentina have come flying out of the gate and have two goals to show for it - but that really hasn't been the case. They've looked rather lethargic in possession, but two chances have resulted in two goals and Bolivia now have a mountain to climb.
15'
E. Lavezzi has scored a goal for Argentina!
AND JUST LIKE THAT THEY HAVE A SECOND! The floodgates are open now! Kranevitter's cross is headed at goal by Higuain at the far post. Lampe bobbles the relatively tame header, fumbling it straight into the path of Lavezzi who pounces accordingly.
13'
É. Lamela has scored a goal for Argentina!
FIRST BLOOD DRAWN BY ARGENTINA! The Albiceleste are on their way to a perfect record in the group stage! Lamela's free-kick from 25 yards takes a generous deflection off the Bolivian wall, wrong-footing the keeper and slotting in at the far post! It's not a deserved goal by any means, but they'll take it.
12'
E. Zenteno gets yellow.
For a match with so little on the line, there have been some shockingly dangerous tackles put in through the first 12 minutes. Finally the referee puts his foot down and it's Zenteno who is issued the first yellow card.
10'
Argentina really haven't been interested in pushing the tempo thus far. The hope, from a neutral standpoint, is that the crowd and pressures from back home will keep the Albiceleste honest in this contest, but in the back of their mind they know there's nothing to play for and it's showing.
8'
STAT: The last team to maintain a perfect record in the group stage at the Copa America was Argentina in 2007. No nation managed the feat in 2015 or 2011.
6'
Lavezzi has been fouled a few times early on as his indecision on the ball results in some physical punishment. The ensuing free-kick from Banega is poor, however, as it fails to beat the first man with Bolivia able to clear the danger.
4'
Campos' free-kick does find the head of a team-mate, only resulting in a slightly panicked scramble before the ball finds its way safely into the hands of Romero.
3'
Neither side on top in the early going as possession is evenly shared. The wealth of changes for Argentina suggests they may take a bit of time to get going and really hit their stride tonight. Bolivia will have a chance to carve out the first chance as Arce is fouled on the left by Roncaglia.
1'
AND WE'RE OFF! Argentina get us underway in their light blue and white stripes, attacking left to right, with Bolivia in green.
CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS:
Bolivia were dealt a crushing blow at the conclusion of their match with Chile, as a controversial penalty decision in the ninth minute of stoppage time robbed them of a point, thus ending their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage. As a result, they’re playing for pride today as they go in search of a confidence-boosting result to propel their World Cup qualifying campaign.
The Albiceleste hit their stride on Friday as Lionel Messi came off the bench to score a hat-trick as they completed a 5-0 route of Panama. As a result, they are poised for a date with surprise-package Venezuela in the quarter-finals
Hello and welcome to our live coverage from CenturyLink Field in Seattle as Argentina try to maintain a perfect record through the group stage against a Bolivia side searching for their first points of the tournament!
SUBS: Veizaga, Alvarez, Quinonez, Castro, Machado, Ramallo, Algaranaz, Vizcarra, D. Bejarano, M. Bejarano, Eguino.
Gerardo Martino makes wholesale changes - six to be exact - as he rests some key players ahead of the quarter-final. Sergio Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Ramiro Funes Mori, Ever Banega and Gonzalo Higuain are the ones who keep their place in the team.
Funes Mori switches to the flank to make room for Independiente centre-half Victor Cuesta. Facundo Roncaglia is also brought into defence. Matias Kranevitter, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Erik Lamela and Sergio Aguero are all thrust into the starting XI at the expense of Gabriel Mercado, Marcos Rojo, Javier Mascherano, Augusto Fernandez, Nico Gaitan and Angel Di Maria. Lionel Messi is again relegated to a spot on the bench, with no need to risk him this evening.
Bolivia make three changes following their heartbreaking defeat to Chile in their last match - two in defence and one in midfield. Nelson Cabrera, Jhasmani Campos and Pedro Azogue come into the team, replacing Ronald Eguino, Marvin Bejarano and Raul Castro. Campos makes his first start of the group stage after featuring in each of their last two matches off the bench, scoring a screamer against Chile that looked to be enough to give them their first points before the late Vidal penalty.
There's little on the line tonight, but not nothing, either. A five-goal loss for Argentina would secure first place in the group for Chile. Anything else would give Albiceleste top spot. So, yeah, you get the point.
Goals from Erik Lamela, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Victor Cuesta give Argentina a stranglehold on top spot in Group D as we head into the interval in Seattle. The Albiceleste have virtually converted 100 per cent of their chances, with Bolivia defending well but getting rather unlucky at the back. Argentina have dominated possession and are deserving of a lead - maybe not this big - but a lead nonetheless.
A trio of first-half goals secure the Albiceleste's place at the summit of Group D as they maintain their perfect record at the 2016 Copa America. Lamela, Lavezzi and Cuesta scored the goals for Argentina, who will take on Venezuela in the quarter-finals, while Bolivia end the tournament without a point.
That's all for our live coverage from CenturyLink Field, thanks for following along. Goodbye!
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