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Alexis Mac Allister and Lautaro Martínez score twice for Argentina in 6-0 win vs. Puerto Rico

Alexis Mac Allister and Lautaro Martínez both scored twice for Argentina in their 6-0 win against Puerto Rico.

Mac Allister, Martínez and Gonzalo Montiel were the goal scorers for Argentina in their win.

Argentina’s first chance on goal came from Giovani Lo Celso. It was a good team play by Lionel Scaloni’s team as Giuliano Simeone played it to Lo Celso but Lo Celso’s effort went wide.

Puerto Rico had an effort from their own half but it was saved by Emiliano Martínez. Argentina would continue to move the ball in front of goal.

Lionel Messi would have an effort on goal but it would hit the cross. The ball fell to Nicolás González and his effort bounced in front of Alexis Mac allister who scored to give Argentina the 1-0 lead.

With Argentina leading 1-0, Lionel Messi crossed the ball inside the penalty area to Gonzalo Montiel and he scored Argentina’s second goal of the match. Lionel Scaloni’s team would get another goal.

Nicolás González played a pass in the penalty area to José Manuel López. He stopped the ball and passed it to Alexis Mac Allister who scored his second goal of the match to give Argentina the 3-0 lead.

Lionel Scaloni would make two changes as he substituted in Lautaro Rivero and Aníbal Moreno for Nicolás Otamendi and Giovani Lo Celso. Messi had an effort on goal minutes later but his header was saved by the goalkeeper.

Scaloni made three more substitutions as Nico Paz, Lautaro Martínez and Nahuel Molina were substituted in for Giuliano Simeone, José Manuel López and Gonzalo Montiel.

With Argentina leading 3-0, Nicolás González had a pass into the penalty area which hit a Puerto Rican player and went in for an own goal.

Facundo Cambeses was substituted in for Emiliano Martínez.

Minutes later, Messi played a pass in to Nicolás González who gets the ball down and to Lautaro Martínez who scored to make it 5-0 for Argentina. But Messi had another assist.

At 5-0, Messi played a back heel pass to Lautaro Martínez who scored his second goal of the match to make it 6-0 for Argentina.

The Argentina national team finished their Florida tour with a 1-0 win against Venezuela and the 6-0 win against Puerto Rico. Argentina will play two friendly matches in November, one in Angola and one possibly in India.

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