‘Never felt comfortable’
Updated On: 18 November, 2023 02:53 PM IST | Montevideo (Uruguay) | AFP
After Argentina’s 0-2 loss to Uruguay, star forward Lionel Messi admits they couldn’t find their footing; Colombia stun Brazil 2-1 in comeback victory
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Argentina skipper Lionel Messi wears a dejected look against Uruguay in Buenos Aires on Thursday. Pic/AP;PTI
Uruguay ended Argentina’s 14-match unbeaten streak with a 2-0 victory over the world champions in World Cup qualifiers on Thursday as Luis Diaz scored twice to fire Colombia to an emotional 2-1 win over Brazil.
Defender Ronald Araujo fired Uruguay ahead on 41 minutes before Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez made the game safe with an 87th-minute goal on the counterattack to settle a hard-fought clash at the Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires. It was Lionel Messi and Argentina’s first defeat of the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, and their first loss since they were stunned 2-1 by Saudi Arabia at the 2022 finals in Qatar.“We never felt comfortable,” Messi said after the defeat. “They’re a physical team that works well and on the counter-attack they were very dangerous,” added Messi, praising the work of Uruguay’s revered Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa.
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