Suddenly behind, Argentina eventually came back to defeat Costa Rica 3-1 in the recently concluded friendly match.
Di Maria scored a super goal, Argentina went upstream
4 days after defeating El Salvador 3-0, Argentina continued their tour in the US when they met an opponent considered more difficult, Costa Rica. In this match, the Albiceleste continued to be without Messi, but it was not too difficult for them to control the match and create a series of opportunities, while the Central American team played with a 5-4-1 formation and lurked. play counterattack.
Minute 34, the eternal rule of football is that the team that attacks a lot but does not take advantage of the opportunity must pay the price. After a quick counterattack, Alvaro Zamora had a strong shot but could not beat the Argentinian goalkeeper, but the ball bounced back and was kicked by Ugalde to open the score. That was also the final score of the first half.
After the break, Argentina was still on top, but this time they took advantage of the opportunity much better. Di Maria was the one who started the comeback of the world champions with a perfect direct free kick in the 52nd minute, sending the ball too dangerously towards the top corner of Keylor Navas. By the 56th minute, the defensive phase with 3 consecutive headers ended with a goal from Mac Allister.
And in the 77th minute, substitute Lautaro Martinez sealed the 3-1 victory with an escape after De Paul’s assist before finishing from a tight angle. So in the past year, Argentina has won 10/11 matches, losing only 1 match against Uruguay in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. From now until the Copa America kicks off, Argentina will have two more friendly matches with Ecuador (June 9) and Guatemala (June 14)
Lineup for Argentina vs Costa Rica
Argentina: Benitez – Molina, Romero, Otamendi (Pezzella 82), Tagliafico – Di Maria (Carboni 82), Enzo Fernandez (N.Fernandez 82), Mac Allister (Paredes 60) -Alvarez, Lo Celso (De Paul 72), Garnacho (Lautaro 71)
Costa Rica: Navas – Galo, Calvo, Faerron, Cascante, Cruz – Zamora (Aguilar 80), Aguilera (Rojas 68), Lassiter (Mora 90), Alcocer (Madrigal 68), Ugalde (Contreras 90).
Scored:
Argentina: Di Maria (52′), Mac Allister (56′), Lautaro Martinez (77′)
Costa Rica: Ugalde (34′)
