The great Lionel Messi and the rest of the Argentina football team will come to the state for an international game next year, Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman said on Wednesday.
The great Lionel Messi and the rest of the Argentina football team will come to the state for an international game next year, Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman said on Wednesday. The match would be played under the full supervision of the state administration, the minister said during a news conference. The minister expressed confidence in Kerala’s capacity to organize the historic event and stated, “The state’s merchants will provide all the financial assistance for organizing this high-profile football event.”
In Tuesday’s South American World Cup qualifying match, world champions Argentina defeated Peru 1-0 thanks to a spectacular goal from Lautaro Martinez, while Brazil was held to a 1-1 draw at home against Uruguay.
With their qualifying for the 2026 championship undoubtedly only a matter of time, Argentina continues to lead the CONMEBOL rankings.
Although Lionel Scaloni’s squad didn’t have a particularly memorable performance, a magical moment from Martinez of Inter Milan proved to be the difference at the ‘Bombonera’ stadium in Buenos Aires.
Martinez sprang into the air and leaned back as he fired a powerful left-footed volley past Pedro Gallese after Lionel Messi floated in a cross from the left.
With their eighth victory in 12 games, Argentina leads the standings with 25 points, five points ahead of Uruguay, who gained a crucial point in Brazil.
World Cup winners five times Uruguay’s Federico Valverde, a midfielder for Real Madrid, scored a beautiful goal in the 55th minute to put Brazil down after they struggled for extended periods of the match in Salvador.
However, Brazil equalized seven minutes later when Gerson scored a perfectly-struck volley after a headed clearing landed pleasantly to him.
With a superb foot-switch before a volley that resulted in a fantastic stop from Sergio Rochet, Gabriel Martinelli came very close to winning.
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Brazil is now in fifth position with 18 points after the draw, one point behind Colombia in fourth place, who lost to Ecuador 1-0 at home in Barranquilla.
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