There was no Messi, Argentina lost.
The Argentina national team lost against Uruguay in El Clásico in Rio de la Plata in their first game after Lionel Messi's retirement from national football.
Maxi Araujo shone as always for his country and with this performance, he increased his statistics to 8 goals (goals and assists) in Uruguay's last 7 games.
Julian Alvarez scored the only goal for Argentina after Gianluca Prestiani's spectacular move added another goal to his name.
With this victory, Diego Forlan achieved a third consecutive victory in the last three games as Uruguay's interim coach.