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Argentina beat the World Cup qualifiers 2-0 in Lima on Wednesday morning. Martinez doubled the lead after Gonzalez led the visitors.
The auction has created a gap between the two teams fighting side by side. Peru, who was in possession of the ball, could not keep nine of the 10 shots made for goal. It started in the eighth minute.
On counterattack, Christian Cueva has the opportunity to lead the hosts. He kept going, avoiding the two defenders who were glued to him. But at the last moment he lost control of the ball and could not make the shot.
Argentina, which had been a bit involved at the beginning, gradually adapted. The first good chance in the fifteenth minute. Martinez couldn’t make a proper shot to Gonzalez’s excellent center.
After two minutes, the visitors proceeded. González finds direction in a left-handed cross shot with a low center from Giovanni Lo Celso controlled with his right foot. He also got caught in a 1-1 draw against Paraguay. The young forward scored his first goal for the country with a header from the corner by Seba Lo Celso.
In the 24th minute, Lionel Messi’s excellent pass gave González another chance. This time a Peruvian defender blocked his shot in time.
Argentina doubled the lead four minutes later. Martínez sent the ball into the empty net with a left-footed shot, dodging the goalkeeper with a pass from Leandro Pardes.
Messi’s left-footed shot from González’s cut in the 36th minute did not go unnoticed.
Peru edged out Argentina in offensive soccer early in the second half. However, as before, they are seen to suffer to keep the ball on target. In the 53rd and 56th minutes, two heads of the hosts came out over the crossbar. Andre Carrio’s shot in the 70th minute missed its mark for a while.
In area D, Lucas Ocampos got into the gap after the ball spread from Messi to Martínez blocked defender Santamaría. His corner kick was blocked by the goalkeeper with his feet slightly forward.
Messi had a chance to counterattack in the 74th minute. But the Argentine captain could not overtake the defender in front.
Anhel Di Maria scored the goal almost immediately after the transfer. The midfielder received a cut from his teammate and fired. The doorman stopped him with his feet. Later, the shots of Messi and Ocampos were blocked by the Peruvian players.
Argentina has risen to number two with 10 points in this victory. Peru is at number nine with 1 point.
In the other match, Brazil tops the list with 12 points after losing 2-0 to Uruguay. Ecuador, which beat Colombia 6-1, has three points out of nine.
Venezuela surprised Chile 2-1. Bolivia beat Paraguay 2-2 at home.
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