Argentina’s national started an era without Lionel Messin with a 2-1 loss to Uruguay in a friendly match played at the Bombay Stadium.

At the first meeting after Coach Lionel Scalon extended the contract until 2030, the local team played a disappointing match in front of half empty trains.

Although Uruguay, led by coach Diego Forlan, went to the first part without a shot at the gate, they managed to get the upper hand.

After the break, Lisndro Martinez tried hard to get rid of the ball by hitting the face of team friend Leonardo Ballerdy, who slipped into the net. Visitors doubled their supremacy later after an angle blow, when Maximiliano Araujo scored to make the score 2-0.

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For much of the match, Argentina found it difficult to penetrate the opponent’s strong defense, and the absence of Mess was evident in the absence of individual creation.

The domestic team’s game was greatly revived by Gianluca Prestianni’s entry into the field, which in the 72nd minute penetrated brilliantly to the left and assisted Julian Alvarez to reduce the score to 2-1.

However, the Argentinian pressure was weakened in the end, so Uruguay, thanks to young players from the bench, led the match calmly to the end and recorded a valuable victory. /Telegraphy/