Lautaro Martínez (15m.PT) and Lionel Messi on two occasions, first from a penalty (46m.PT) and then from a shot on the goalkeeper (23m.ST), scored the goals of the Argentine team, which premiered the purple shirt inspired by the diversity.
The team led by Lionel Scaloni extended its undefeated streak to 34 games, the most in its history. The last defeat dates back to July 2, 2019 against Brazil (0-2) in Belo Horizonte, for the semifinals of the Copa América.
The preparatory series for the World Cup will culminate next Tuesday with another friendly against Jamaica at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey.
In a very Argentine atmosphere, with thousands of fans dressed in “albiceleste”, the reigning champion of America beat a notoriously inferior rival, dedicated to defending from the first minute of play.
The Argentine coach of the Central American team, Diego Vázquez, ordered a jealous follow-up of Messi by midfielder Héctor Castellanos to control damage.
The persecution, in the style of the famous one that the Peruvian Luis Reyna exerted on Diego Maradona in 1985, was not enough to neutralize the influence of the Paris Saint-Germain star, who created spaces for himself by pure feint.
After some warnings with shots from Alejandro “Papu” Gómez and Rodrigo De Paul, Argentina reached the goal in the 15th minute with a play patiently crafted with a chain of passes.
Messi went back a few meters to free himself from his custodian, looked for “Papu” Gómez with a lofted pass and Lautaro appeared in position 9 to define first-class a few meters from the goal.
The opening of the scoreboard did not generate any change of position in a Honduran team that was too vehement in the dispute over divided balls. The development of the game remained within the expected parameters, with a clear Argentine dominance in the last 35 meters of the field.
De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo Celso, “Papu” Gómez and Messi continued with a fruitful dialogue that kept the possibility of a second goal latent.
And it happened at the halftime limit after a grab on Lo Celso in the area that the American Rubiel Vázquez correctly sanctioned as a penalty. Messi, with the naturalness emanating from his left foot, directed the ball in the opposite direction to the goalkeeper and established the 2-0 that heralded the win.
With the considerable advantage, the second half became a test bench for Scaloni, who decided to give minutes to three debutants (Thiago Almada, Enzo Fernández and Nehuén Pérez) and also to Julián Álvarez, Alexis Mac Allister and Ángel Correa.
Even with the intense rotation of players, the Argentine team did not lose quality in the construction of the game or ambition in the search for the third goal, which came with a genius from the captain.
Enzo Fernández recovered a ball with high pressure and Messi, outlined and determined before receiving the ball, defined over the goalkeeper for the explosion of the entire stadium.
In a gesture towards the public, Scaloni kept the Argentine 10 until the end, leaving open the possibility of another genius. There was no room for more, but the Argentines present in Miami were satisfied and enjoyed the overwhelming pace of the “Albiceleste” to the fullest.
Source: Ambito
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