The Argentina National Teamcurrent world champion, asserted his worth and lost with authority 3-0 The Saviorin a friendly played at the Lincoln Financial Field stadium in Philadelphia, in a rivalry marked by the absence of a captain and emblem Lionel Messi. With goals from Cristian Romero (m.16), Enzo Fernández (m.41) and Giovani Lo Celso (m.51), Lionel Scaloni’s team won with authority in a duel in which Lautaro Martínez was left out in the 769 minute drought without anyone converting with the ‘albiceleste’ jacket.
The Argentine National Team dominated throughout the match against a rival that had a 21st match winless run with 10 draws and 11 losses and the last victory was in June 2022, when it won a 3-1 match in Granada for the Concacaf National League. The Argentine team’s dominance was reflected in the 16th minute when a corner taken by Ángel Di María ended with a precise header by Cristian Romero that left Salvadoran goalkeeper Mario González with no chance or reaction.
From there, Argentina continued to dominate the game and the ball, but the Central American team had the only clear option to level the result with a shot from Jairo Henríquez in the area that hit Cristian Romero in front of the goal Albiceleste. In the 41st minute, Argentina extended their lead with a combination play that led to Enzo Fernández, who only had to push it over the edge of the goal line.
Argentina had three clear chances to go into the break with a bigger difference on the scoreboard but a goalless final shot left the result a two-goal advantage for the reigning world champions. At the start of the second half, Lionel Scaloni switched his relievers with the additions of Nicolás Otamendi on the defensive line and Alejandro Garnacho on offense.
The scoreboard took just six minutes to change to what would be the final result in a great play that ended with Giovani Lo Celso beating the goal that was defended by Mario González for the third time.
From that moment on, Argentina kept possession of the ball, averaging close to 80 percent, but did not score due to two interventions by goalkeeper González, the withdrawal of all El Salvador players and the attraction to the Albiceleste to score Lautaro Martínez.
After this performance, Argentina will move from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, where on Tuesday it will face Costa Rica at the Memorial Coliseum, while El Salvador, who only drew 1-1 with Boanire, will also face Honduras on Tuesday at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.
Source: La Verdad
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