Argentina beat Uruguay by three goals to nil in a clash between the two teams early Monday morning at the Memorial Stadium as part of the fifth round of the South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Tango finished the first half with a double lead from Lionel Messi and Rodrigo de Paul in the 38th minute and Lionel Messi of the Argentine national team in the 44th minute. The country strengthens the top spot in the list of historical scores for Tango.

In the second half, Laudaro Martinez scored Argentina’s third goal in the 62nd minute to end the match 3-0 for Tango.

The formation of the Argentine national team is as follows: Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez / Defenders: Nicolas Tagliafico – Nicolas Ottamondi – Christian Romero – Nahuel Molina / Midfield: Nicolas Gonzalez – Rio de Janeiro Los Cells –

The formation of the Uruguay national team is as follows: Goalkeepers: Muslera / Defense: Arazo – Kodin – Coates – Fina / Midfield: Nandes – Valverde – Vesino – Cruise / Attack: Rodriguez – Suarez.

With this decision, Argentina lifted the South American qualifiers for the World Cup by 22 points, behind Brazil by 28 points and Uruguay by 16 points. The same balance of points.

The Argentine national team recently conceded a goalless draw with its host Paraguay at a meeting that brought the two teams together at the “Defensours del Sago” stadium in the eleventh round of the South American qualifiers.

Uruguay joins its guest Colombian in a match that brings the two teams together early on Friday morning at the “Gran Park Central” ground.

After facing Uruguay, Argentina will host Peru in the twelfth round of qualifying next Thursday.

It is noteworthy that the South American teams are fighting for qualifying places for the World Cup, in a league system of 10 teams.