Messi's joy comes at the expense of Luis Suarez

Argentina, with its star Lionel Messi, made up for its slow start and overcame Uruguay 1-0 at dawn today, in the second round of Group A competitions of the Copa America for the South American football teams currently being held in Brazil.

Defensive midfielder Guido Rodrigues (13) scored the winning goal with a header, after a cross from Messi.

While Lionel Messi was delighted with the important victory in a fateful match, the disappointment shifted to his colleague Luis Suarez, who did not appear as required.

Argentina topped Group A with four points, equal to Chile, which defeated Bolivia 1-0, after its opening tie with Chile 1-1.

This is Argentina's first win, after three draws, against Chile (1-1) and Colombia (2-2) in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, and then against Chile in the current tournament, when it neglected its progress.

It is also the first meeting of Argentina with Uruguay, which played its first match in the current tournament, since a 2-2 friendly draw in November 2019. The match brought together two teams who won the championship title 29 times and the best player in the world six times, Messi, who tested his left with a long shot goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, Before the other striker Lautaro Martinez roars to follow.

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