Guido Rodriguez scored the only goal of the game as Argentina edged past fierce local rivals Uruguay in a disappointing Copa America clash ...
Guido Rodriguez scored the only goal of the game as Argentina edged past fierce local rivals Uruguay in a disappointing Copa America clash on Friday.
The victory sent Argentina joint top of Group A with Chile on four points while Uruguay remain pointless.
These two sides played the first ever international football match outside the United Kingdom and have played each other more times than any other local rivals.
They’ve won the Copa 29 times between them but familiarity can breed caution and for much of the encounter they canceled each other out.
Six time Balon d’Or winner Lionel Messi had the first real chance, cutting in from the right onto his favored left foot to force a full stretch save from goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, who was relieved to see Lautaro Martinez unable to turn in the rebound.
Moments later, Cristian Romero rose highest in the area to meet a Rodrigo De Paul cross but Muslera made a comfortable save.
The pressure was relentless in the early stages and Argentina took a deserved lead on 13 minutes as Messi got to the byline and stood up a cross to the back post where Rodriguez rose above his marker to head home off the far post.
Uruguay gradually stemmed the tide and started to get...
