3-1! Di Maria has no solution to the world wave, Lautaro finally broke the goal drought, and Argentina reversed the national football acquaintance
In order to prepare for the Copa America that will start in June, the South American duo Brazil and Argentina have also seized the time to train in this international break window, but unlike the Samba Army that has successively recruited European powerhouses such as England and Spain, Argentina's opponents in the warm-up match are not strong, and the first game easily won 3-0 with a score of 3-0, defeating El Salvador, which is far inferior to itself, and after three days of rest, the world's No. 1 Argentina ushered in Costa Rica, the latter is only 54th in the world, and the Pampas Eagles are not at the same level in terms of comprehensive strength, which is also optimistic about many fansCosta Rica scored the first goal away from home, but in the second half, Argentina took over the game and won 3-1 with goals from Di Maria, McAllister and Lautaro, defeating Costa Rica, an old acquaintance of the national football team!
Scaloni set up a 4-2-3-1 formation in this game, Benitez appeared as the starting goalkeeper and guarded the goal for the team, Tagliafico, Otamendi, Romero and Molina formed a defensive system with a back four, the two midfielders were Enzo Fernandez and McAllister in the Premier League, Lo Celso in the middle of the midfield, Garnacho and Angel Di Maria were separated on either side, and Alvarez, the little spider who swept the major trophies in football in the past year, was a single striker.
After the start of the game, Argentina, who was playing at home, launched a fierce attack on the goal of Costa Rica in the cheers of the fans at the scene, and in the 16th minute, Enzo Fernandez made a steal in front of the field and sent a penetrating through ball, but Alvarez's small-angle shot was blocked by the former Real Madrid goalkeeper Navas.
5 minutes later, Argentina made a comeback, the continuous short pass in the front field cooperated, creating a chance for Garnacho to shoot, but still could not break through Navas's ten fingers, and then Lo Celso's vigorous supplementary shot, once again blocked by Navas, in the 22nd minute, Argentina got a free kick opportunity in front, Otamendi was close to the header goal, was cleared by Navas's goal line, relying on Navas's brave play, Costa Rica blocked Argentina's bombardment.
In the 34th minute, Costa Rica staged a textbook counterattack, Manfrera advanced with the ball in the middle, diverted the attention of the defenders, and distributed the ball to Zamora who quickly advanced on the left side, although the latter's shot was blocked, but Manfrera made a timely follow-up effort to help Costa Rica, who was passive, return to the midfield dressing room with a score of 1-0.
After the start of the second half, Argentina continued to press Costa Rica's onslaught, and in the 52nd minute they got a well-positioned free kick opportunity in front, Di Maria blasted a world wave, so that Navas was helpless, relying on the play of angels, Argentina chased the score to 1 draw.
Morale-boosting Argentina came back four minutes later, and after a corner, Tagliafico's header was saved by Keylor Navas, but McAllister's follow-up effort helped the Papans Eagles make it 2-1 at home.
In the 77th minute, Lautaro Martinez, who came on as a substitute, received a pass from his teammates and pushed and made a contribution, breaking the goal drought of his national team, completely ending the suspense of victory and defeat, and at the same time, the score of the whole game was fixed at 3-1.