Argentina travel to the home of fierce rivals Brazil on Wednesday wounded by the nation’s first defeat as world champions.
In the wake of a deserved 2-0 defeat at home to Uruguay – under the stewardship of former Argentina manager Marcelo Bielsa – Lionel Messi admitted: “We never felt comfortable.” The World Cup-winning captain added: “We struggled to find ourselves and our game.”
Since Brazil knocked Argentina out of the 2019 Copa America semi-finals, Saudi Arabia are the only other nation to defeat Lionel Scaloni’s side. “None of us likes to lose,” the Argentina boss calmly reflected…
