The Argentine national team thrashed 4 to 1 Guatemala in an attractive match played tonight in Maryland, United States, and arrives ready for the Copa América 2024 after the friendly within the framework of the FIFA date.
With doubles from Lionel Messi, 13 minutes into the first half and 32 minutes into the second half, and Lautaro Martínez, 39 minutes into the first half and 21 minutes into the second, they gave the national team the victory.
Defender Lisandro Martínez against his own fence, 4 minutes into the first half, had put the Central American team ahead.
Argentina She was surprised at the dawn of the game by Guatemalasince he managed to open the scoring with a goal from Lisandro Martínez against him when he had a failed clearance, in the small area, after a free kick from the rival.
The goal left the Selection: It was difficult for him to adapt to the rhythm of the game and he was at risk of suffering a second goal, however, due to inertia he attacked and in a mistake by goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen, he allowed Messi to score the equality.
As the minutes passed, the midfielders of Lionel Scaloni’s team managed to recover the ball, handled it and showed clear signs of supremacy against a rival that retreated and held the tie.
At the end of the first act, a great assist from Messi allowed Valentín Carboni to shoot into the void and there receive the subsequent foul that referee Joseph Dickerson sanctioned with the maximum penalty. The person in charge of changing the penalty into a goal was Lautaro Martínez, who executed it with an accurate and tight shot.
The complement was a monologue by Argentina: the albiceleste showed their world champion scrolls and took ahead in football terms Guatemalawhich dedicated itself to containing the attacks.
An exquisite group play had an exceptional ending that included a pass from Enzo Fernández to Messi so that he could assist Lautaro Martínez, who only had to push the ball into the back of the net to make it 3-1.
Then, Ángel Di María scored a magnificent assist for the Argentine captain, who with a Vaseline on the Guatemela goalkeeper Hagen sentenced the story 4 to 1 in favor of Argentina.
Source: Argentine News
