Soccer Football - World Cup - South American Qualifiers - Argentina v Uruguay - El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - October 10, 2021 Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Two goals in the minutes before half time, one of them an unusually fortunate counter from Lionel Messi, helped Argentina on their way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Uruguay in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday.
Eight minutes before the break Messi floated a 35-meter pass into the area but it was missed by both advancing striker Nicolas Gonzalez and goalkeeper Fernando Muslera and somehow sneaked into the net.
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