Argentina on brink after Almada strike sinks Uruguay

Hugo Orlando Gatti was a goalkeeper ahead of his time. "El Loco" debuted in 1962 with Atlanta, River Plate, Gimnasia and Esgrima de La Plata and Boca Juniors, with whom he lived his best years as a footballer in Argentina, where he coincided with Diego Armando Maradona (QEPD) and won three league titles. Gatti was characterized by going out playing with his feet and going to the attack, as years later René Higuita and Jorge Campos would also do.…

Buenos Aires. Without Lionel Messi, Argentina beat Uruguay in Montevideo as world champion and in the absence of five dates for the end of the South American qualifier is preparing to celebrate the standings for the World Cup 2026.Thiago Almada, with a ‘missile’ directed to the left angle of Sergio Rochet, broke the zero on the night of Montevideo and turned off the celestial fervor in the Centenary with a 1-0 win that left Argentina with 28 poi…

Even without their superstar Lionel Messi, the Argentine national team won the qualification for the 2026 World Cup against Uruguay. Team leader Lionel Scaloni beat his neighbour in Montevideo with 1:0 (0:0), which means that the defending champion can plan five rounds before the end of the qualifying phase in South America with the World Cup participation in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Captain Messi lost short-term due to a muscle injury. The 3…

Thanks to a superb goal scored by Thiago Almada, the Albiceleste, even private from the Pulga, dominated Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay to take one more step towards the North American World Cup.

Argentina On Brink After Thiago Almada's Strike Sinks Uruguay In World Cup Qualifier

The reigning world champions looked to be headed for a draw after a tense tussle against a Uruguay team which beat them 2-0 in Buenos Aires earlier in qualifying.

Messi, the great absence of Argentina on this double date, was not necessary for the victory of the Albiceleste