Argentina lose to Uruguay in first match since Messi’s international retirement
Argentina’s first match since Lionel Messi retired from international football ended in a 2-1 friendly defeat by Uruguay in Buenos Aires.
Review information is loading.
Argentina lost 2-1 to Uruguay in a friendly in Buenos Aires, their first international match since Lionel Messi retired from international football last month.
Defender Leonardo Balerdi scored an own goal shortly after half-time, and Maximiliano Araújo added Uruguay’s second soon afterwards. Julián Álvarez pulled one back for Argentina with just over 15 minutes remaining, but the home side could not equalise.
Messi, 39, ended his international career after 207 appearances and 125 goals. He remains active at club level with Inter Miami.
Sign in to give this article a thumbs up or down.
About this discussion and AI questions
Private test discussion. Comments are readers’ views and are not yet automatically fact-checked. Editing is available for 60 seconds after posting.
Sign in with a confirmed reader account and choose a username to read comments and participate.
Sorting applies to top-level comments; replies remain oldest first. New comments and likes can change the order. Refresh for the current ranking.
Loading comments…