Argentina player ratings vs Peru: Lionel Messi's
outrageous assist lifts La Albiceleste to CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying victory
Player ratingsL. Messi ArgentinaL. Martinez World Cup Qualification CONMEBOL Peru FEATURES Argentina vs Peru
La Albiceleste scraped by with a narrow 1-0 victory, with
Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez connecting for the winner in the second half
In what has become a familiar story for Argentina, Lionel
Messi bailed them out with a moment of brilliance as La Albiceleste defeated
Peru 1-0 in CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying Tuesday night.
The Inter Miami superstar beat three defenders to deliver an
outrageous assist to Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez in the box, who
scored with a stupendous overhead kick to secure all three points with his
55th-minute effort.
It was a brilliant response from Lionel Scaloni, coming off
a disheartening defeat to Paraguay last Thursday, and as a result,
Argentina remain first in the CONMEBOL WCQ standings with 25 points from 12
matches played. It wasn't the flashiest of showings, but their main man showed
up when they needed him most after a bleak performance against La Albirroja last
week.
After a quiet first half, La Albiceleste returned out of
halftime with a newfound vigor, and they capitalized on it to find their winner
10 minutes into the second half. However, Peru remained resilient, locking down
defensively and shutting out Argentina the rest of the way. Argentina's strong
defense, powered by their workhorse midfield duo of Enzo Fernandez and Rodrigo
De Paul, returned the favor to La Blanquirroja, not allowing them anywhere near
their box, to secure the result.
Scaloni will be happy with the result, but he won't be
thrilled with how close the affair ended up.
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