Lionel Messi led the Argentine team, led by Lionel Scaloni, lost against Saudi Arabia, which did not shine, but took advantage of the few opportunities it had.
The match ended 2 -- 1, with 15 minutes added to the 90 minutes of regulation time.
Three goals were rejected by Messi for offside one and two by Lautaro Martinez an early penalty at Messi's feet gave them some breathing room, and the beginning of the second act proved that nothing was as close as it appeared.
Cuti Romero had to push himself too far during Saudi Arabia's first deep action and failed to block Al Shehri's shot, showing signs of discomfort.
One of the players who had made it so far on his debut without any cuts was unable to endure the initial blow.
Argentina's technical director said that we have to raise our heads, think that we have two games ahead of us and that we can do it.
They were a team that if you let them play, they played well. They had good players and moved the ball well. Perhaps we accelerated a bit and didn't find the right moment to avoid falling into a trap referring to the offside that canceled the three goals, said Messi.
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