- Argentina vs Uruguay's international friendly match ended in a 2-2 draw
- Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez scored for Uruguay, while Sergio Aguero and Messi scored for Argentina
- Lionel Messi scored the late minute penalty which saved Argentina from a defeat
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi was the savior on Monday night, November 18, for his country as his goal at the death gave Argentina a 2-2 draw against Uruguay in international friendly tie.
Lionel Messi's goal against Uruguay came three days after scoring the winner for Argentina in another tough friendly match against Brazil.
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Edinson Cavani scored the first goal of the match for Uruguay in the 34th minute as Argentina failed to restore parity before the half time break.
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero equalized for Argentina via an header in the 63rd minute of play, and it was Lionel Messi who provided the assist for him.
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Luis Suarez gave Uruguay the lead again in the 69th minute and their fans were expecting them to win this tie before Lionel Messi broke their hearts.
Uruguay star Martin Caceres was penalized for handball in the box in which the referee gave Argentina a penalty and it was converted by Lionel Messi.
The friendly encounter however ended 2-2 between these two South American rivals.
Messi followed uo his goal scoring form only days after he was involved in the goals once again on Friday night, November 15, which gave Argentina a 1-0 win over Brazil in a tough friendly encounter.
Both nations paraded their first team squad with Brazil having the likes of Willian, Gabriel Jesus, Firmino, while Argentina lined up Lionel Messi, Nicolas Otamendi and Rodrigo De Paul.
Brazil had the first chance to score in this match when Arthur provided a superb pass for Gabriel Jesus in the 5th minute, but he was unable to beat goalkeeper Andrado.
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