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 a spectacular move by Gianluca Prestiani, who recorded another assist.
With this victory, Diego Forlan achieved a third consecutive victory in the last three games as Uruguay's interim coach.