Madness in Texas. The team of 'Tata' Martino, who hadn't lost in eleven games, found themselves 3-0 down in the first half-hour of the match. After Lautaro Martinez's brace, the third goal came from a penalty, scored by PSG's Leandro Paredes, who had assisted his teammate in the first goal.
Leandro Paredes scored Argentina's 3-0 against Mexico from the penalty spot in an international friendly match.
'Lautaro's Hat Trick'
The Inter Milan forward surpassed several defenders and curled a magnificent shot from the edge of the box that went in the bottom right corner, leaving Guillermo Ochoa with no chance. This opened the scoring in Texas, where Argentina is winning 1-0 against Mexico in an international friendly match after 17 minutes.
But Lautaro's show was just beginning, at least in the first half, as only five minutes after the first goal, he appeared again, this time receiving a great through pass from Exequiel Palacios inside the box and making no mistake with a shot into the bottom right corner.
And towards the end of the first half, the 22-year-old forward once again found the back of the net, completing his hat trick and giving Argentina a 4-0 lead going into halftime.
PREVIEW
Mexico, unbeaten in eleven games since the arrival of coach Gerardo Martino, will face Argentina with the intention of maintaining their good streak in a friendly match marked by the absences of both teams. In San Antonio, the Mexicans will try to remain undefeated despite the absences of defender César Montes and midfielders Luis Rodríguez and Erick Gutiérrez, who are injured.
With players he had already trusted like defensive midfielder Leandro Paredes and forward Rodrigo de Paul, Scaloni called up new generation players like Lucas Martínez Quarta, a defender from River Plate, and Alexis Mac Allister, an attacking midfielder from Boca Juniors. Martínez Quarta started and Mac Allister made his debut with the 'Albiceleste' on Thursday in the 0-0 draw against 'La Roja', a tense and fast-paced match.
Meanwhile, on Friday, 'Tata' Martino and Mexico made a statement with a 3-0 victory over the United States in their own country, where the 'Tricolor' rarely feels like an away team.
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