Two goals in the minutes before half-time, one of them an unusually fortunate counter from Lionel Messi, helped Argentina on their way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Uruguay in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Martinez made up for the miss when he converted a low cross from De Paul 17 minutes into the second half. “We played a great game,” said Messi. Uruguay, who ended the day fourth in the 10-team table, were unbeaten in eight matches coming into Sunday’s match. Open gameBrazil had never lost to Colombia in 12 previous qualifiers but Colombia came into the game unbeaten in six qualifiers under coach Reinaldo Rueda, their longest such run since 2008.

Source: The Telegraph October 11, 2021 19:30 UTC