With a bursting Lionel Messi, the Albiceleste defeated their Inca team 2-0 for another round of South American qualifiers.
He National Stadium of Lima witnessed another football festival of the current world champions. For the fourth date of the South American Qualifiers 2026, Argentina defeated Peru 2-0 and he is a leader absolute classification.
The process started complicated for the visitor, who tried to dominate from the ball, but the strong Peruvian leg made him feel the accuracy. Anyway, There was an opportunity to score in several series of passes. The players began to find spaces and dismantle the rival.
So it became 1-0. A deadly counter-attack handled by Enzo Fernández, who was supported by Nico González, who played in the middle where Lionel Messi came in facing the goal to set the angleoverstimulate.
The second blow was faster, also more traditional. It was the goal of La Pulga’s whole life: He slowed down, stagnated in the crescent of the area so that the defenders would get behind the ball, and once he received the ball, he placed it low, flat and out of reach.
The epilogue is far from a testimony, It was another albicelest demonstration of connections and dominance. From back to front, with an aggressive defense, an agile midfield and a creative attacker.
With this result, Argentina is the undefeated leader and without any goals conceded. They will be back in action in November when they host Uruguay and visit Brazil.
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