Argentina began the post-Lionel Messi era with a 1-2 loss to Uruguay on Saturday in an international friendly at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires.
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Argentina played their first match since Messi announced his retirement from international football at the beginning of last month.
Argentina’s Leonardo Balerdi opened the scoring with an own goal in the 48th minute, Maximiliano Araujo doubled the score five minutes later, while Julian Alvarez scored Argentina’s only goal in the 73rd minute.
Messi's absence cast a shadow over the atmosphere in the stands, which were unusually empty, despite most fans wearing national team jerseys bearing the famous number 10 of the retired star. Meanwhile, Argentina's coach, Lionel Scaloni, decided not to give the number 10 to any player during the match, confirming that he has not yet determined who will succeed "Leo" and prefers to keep the jersey vacant for the time being.
Argentina will be looking to regain their balance when they face Costa Rica in Cordoba next Tuesday, while Uruguay will host the Dominican Republic on the same day.
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