Argentina beat the United Arab Emirates 5-0 in their last friendly before the World Cup
Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María led Argentina in their last rehearsal with a view to debuting at the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Julián Álvarez and Joaquín Correa completed the win.
UAE – Argentina 5-0 – Played on 11/16/ 2022
Argentina thrashed the United Arab Emirates 0-5 on Wednesday, with two goals from Ángel Di María and one from Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez, and Joaquín Correa, in a friendly played in Abu Dhabi as a prelude to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The coach of the ‘albiceleste’, Lionel Scaloni, took advantage of the fact that his team won 0-4 in the first half and tried a formation with five defenders during the second half.
At 16 minutes, Di María assisted Messi, who was in front of the goalkeeper and instead of defining he assisted Álvarez, who made it 0-1.
The second goal came after 25 minutes, after a cross from Marcos Acuña from the left that Di María, training the box on the right, hit with a volley.
Ten minutes later, Di María made it 0-3 after dribbling, inside the area, first a defender and then the goalkeeper.
Messi’s goal came after 43 minutes. ‘La Pulga’ received a pass3 in the croissant, hooked to the right to get a man off of him, and defined, crossed, from the right, to make it 0-4.
Correa, who entered in the second half, was the author of the 0-5, at 59 minutes. ‘El Tucu’, assisted by De Paul, defined smoothly before the goalkeeper left.
