Messi praises the development of the Argentine national team..and praises a player in the team
Argentine star Lionel Messi said he believes that his country continues to develop since winning the Copa America title, and expressed his gratitude to his colleague, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, for helping the team beat Uruguay.
Argentina defeated Uruguay 3-0 on Sunday evening (Monday morning) in the South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Messi scored the first goal for the Argentine national team against Uruguay, then Rodrigo de Paul and Lautaro Martinez added the second and third goals for the team, bringing Argentina's tally to 22 points in second place in the qualifiers, six points behind Brazil.
The Argentine national team, coached by Lionel Scaloni, thus maintained its unbeaten record in 24 consecutive matches in all competitions, and had crowned the Copa America title by defeating its Brazilian counterpart 1-0 in the final match last July and also maintained its unbeaten record throughout The ten matches he has played so far in the qualifiers.
Martinez excelled in the goalkeeper of the Argentine national team against Uruguay, where he saved six dangerous balls, including two of the star Luis Suarez.
In addition to praising the team's development in general, Messi praised Martinez in particular, who helped the team return to the path of victories after Argentina's goalless draw with Paraguay last Thursday.
Messi said: "He is an essential element for us. He gives the right response when we are under pressure. He did it again in this match. We know we have one of the best goalkeepers in the world and we make the most of that."
Messi added: "The Uruguay team had clear scoring opportunities, even when we had control. It is a team of this quality, who can create dangerous chances from nothing."
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