Argentina vs Uruguay, 2019 International Friendly, 2019 International Friendly
· International FriendlyLionel Messi's late penalty gives Argentina 2-2 draw with Uruguay
Argentina's Lionel Messi scored an added-time penalty to salvage a 2-2 draw vs. Uruguay as they twice came from behind in an entertaining friendly.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
- 4': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Uruguay).
- 4': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
- 7': Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Uruguay. Martín Campaña tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Diego Godín (Uruguay).
- 8': Paulo Dybala (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Renzo Saravia (Argentina).
- 9': Martín Cáceres (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Offside, Uruguay. Matías Vecino tries a through ball, but Brian Lozano is caught offside.
- 10': Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Renzo Saravia (Argentina).
- 11': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Uruguay).
- 11': Paulo Dybala (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
- 14': Attempt missed. Matías Vecino (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brian Lozano.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
- 15': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
- 17': Substitution, Uruguay. Giovanni González replaces Sebastián Coates because of an injury.
- 18': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 19': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
- 19': Matías Vecino (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
- 20': Paulo Dybala (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matias Viña.
- 21': Esteban Andrada (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Luis Suárez (Uruguay).
- 23': Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
- 24': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Renzo Saravia.
- 25': Offside, Uruguay. Giovanni González tries a through ball, but Brian Lozano is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Brian Lozano (Uruguay).
- 27': Renzo Saravia (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Matias Viña.
- 28': Diego Godín (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
- 29': Foul by Sergio Agüero (Argentina).
- 29': Giovanni González (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Uruguay).
- 31': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Giovanni González (Uruguay).
- 31': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Matías Vecino.
- 33': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
- 33': Matias Viña (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Goal! Argentina 0, Uruguay 1. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 37': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Matias Viña.
- 38': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Brian Lozano.
- 38': Hand ball by Paulo Dybala (Argentina).
- 39': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Uruguay).
- 39': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Agüero.
- 40': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
- 40': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Uruguay).
- 41': Paulo Dybala (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
- 42': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Matías Vecino (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 44': Attempt saved. Marcos Acuña (Argentina) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Argentina 0, Uruguay 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Argentina 0, Uruguay 1.
- 47': Foul by Brian Lozano (Uruguay).
- 47': Renzo Saravia (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
- 49': Matias Viña (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Diego Godín (Uruguay).
- 52': Paulo Dybala (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Diego Godín (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 56': Substitution, Uruguay. Diego Laxalt replaces Edinson Cavani.
- 59': Foul by Matias Viña (Uruguay).
- 59': Paulo Dybala (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Federico Valverde (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
- 62': Hand ball by Giovanni González (Uruguay).
- 63': Goal! Argentina 1, Uruguay 1. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 65': Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
- 65': Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 66': Diego Godín (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
- 67': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Argentina).
- 67': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Marcos Acuña.
- 68': Goal! Argentina 1, Uruguay 2. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 71': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
- 75': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 75': Substitution, Uruguay. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Federico Valverde.
- 76': Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Paulo Dybala.
- 77': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Uruguay).
- 77': Sergio Agüero (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Brian Lozano (Uruguay).
- 78': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 79': Brian Lozano (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
- 79': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás González replaces Leandro Paredes.
- 79': Foul by Diego Laxalt (Uruguay).
- 79': Nicolás González (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Brian Lozano (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Giovanni González.
- 82': Attempt missed. Germán Pezzella (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás González with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Foul by Diego Laxalt (Uruguay).
- 83': Renzo Saravia (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
- 87': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
- 87': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Uruguay. Brian Rodríguez replaces Brian Lozano.
- 88': Substitution, Argentina. Guido Rodríguez replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
- 88': Foul by Diego Godín (Uruguay).
- 88': Sergio Agüero (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico with a cross.
- 90': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Martín Campaña.
- 90': Penalty conceded by Martín Cáceres (Uruguay) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 90'+2': Goal! Argentina 2, Uruguay 2. Lionel Messi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
- 90'+3': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Nicolás González (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Foul by Sergio Agüero (Argentina).
- 90'+5': Martín Cáceres (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Argentina 2, Uruguay 2.
- 0': Match ends, Argentina 2, Uruguay 2.
Statistics
 URU |
ARG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.1 | Possession | 65.9 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 260 | Accurate Passes | 557 |
| 338 | Passes | 638 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 5 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 24 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Bloomfield Stadium
Location: Tel-Aviv, Israel
Attendance: 29,000
Venue: Bloomfield Stadium
Location: Tel-Aviv, Israel
Attendance: 29,000
Line-Ups
Argentina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Esteban Andrada (GK) |
| 19 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 6 | Germán Pezzella |
| 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| 4 | Renzo Saravia |
| 5 | Leandro Paredes  |
| 8 | Marcos Acuña |
| 15 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 21 | Paulo Dybala |
| 9 | Sergio Agüero |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
Uruguay (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Martín Campaña (GK) |
| 3 | Diego Godín |
| 19 | Sebastián Coates |
| 20 | Matías Viña |
| 22 | Martín Cáceres |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 14 | Lucas Torreira |
| 7 | Brian Lozano |
| 5 | Matías Vecino |
| 21 | Edinson Cavani |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
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