This time Lionel Messi, the one who always wants to play while injured, was a substitute. The PSG footballer stayed on the bench for much of the win against Uruguay (0-1) in Montevideo. Some hamstring discomfort in his left leg has been reducing him for a few weeks. The substitute for the class was Paulo Dybala. The other 10, but from Juventus, was not called up to play the Copa América that his colleagues won. The last time he started as a starter was in September 2019 in a friendly against Chile. The one from Córdoba wanted to show off.
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Muslera, Godín, Martín Cáceres, Joaquiín Piquerez Moreira, Giménez, Lucas Torreira, Matias Vecino (Agustín Álvarez Martínez, min. 63), Nahitan Nández (Fernando Gorriarán, min. 80), Brian Rodríguez (Facundo Torres, min. 45), Rodrigo Bentancur (Arambarri, min. 75) and Luis Suárez
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Emiliano Martínez, Marcos Acuña, Otamendi, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Paulo Dybala (Joaquin Correa, min. 45), Giovani Lo Celso (Messi, min. 75), Di María (Correa, min. 54), Guido Rodríguez, De Paul (Exequiel Palacios, min. 80) and Lautaro Martínez (Papu Gómez, min. 54)
Goals 0-1 min. 6: Say Maria.
Yellow cards Paulo Dybala (min. 17) and Martín Cáceres (min. 47)
Uruguay showed arsenal, Argentina put the goal. In the first six minutes of the game, Dybala showed his muscle by stealing a ball at the exit of the Charruas and gave it to an Ángel Di María who hit a direct shot at the corner. El Fideo, with the captain’s armband, left goalkeeper Fernando Muslera very touched who could not manage to deflect him. The 0-1 made the Albiceleste better armor to withstand Uruguay’s response. The Teacher Tabárez entrusted the attack to the lone Luis Suárez, although he was frustrated by sending a shot to the post. Emiliano Draw Martínez was also in charge of flattening the lances that Matías Vecino and Rodrigo Betancur sent him.
Scaloni reserved some of his franchise players to face the great classic of America against Brazil (Tuesday, November 16, 20:30 local time). Or so he was trying. The Argentine strategist took Di María and Dybala off the field at the start of the second half of the game. The CanarinhaAfter beating Colombia 1-0, they already have their place in the Qatar World Cup, but they want to settle accounts with the Albiceleste that took away the America’s Cup on the Maracana grass. Messi couldn’t watch the game without being able to kick the ball. He entered the field in the final stretch to settle in the field, although Uruguay increased the pressure. The Uruguayan Agustín Álvarez Martínez let go of the clearest option when he was facing front to finish off with his forehead and sent it over the crossbar.
Argentina dedicated itself to enduring the game. Alexander Papuan Gomez dedicated himself to exasperating the Uruguayan defenders when distributing the ball. Messi could contribute little. Uruguay stayed dry and each time loses ground in the qualifying rounds. At the moment, they are outside the zone of the repechage. The leadership is held by Brazil with its 11 wins and one draw (34 points), followed by Albiceleste with eight wins and four draws (28 points), Ecuador with six wins, two draws and five losses (20 points). The fight for the last direct ticket is played by Chile (16), Colombia (16) and Uruguay (16).
The thirteenth round of playoffs in South America
Ecuador 1-0 Venezuela (Piero Hincapié ’41)
Paraguay 0-1 Chile (Alexis Sánchez ’56)
Brazil 1-0 Colombia (Lucas Paquetá ’72)
Peru 3-0 Bolivia (Gianluca Lapadula ‘9, Chrstian Cueva ’31 and Sergio Peña ’39)
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