Thanks to a superb goal from Angel Di Maria then Alexis Mac Allister and Lautaro Martinez, Argentina overthrew Costa Rica 3-1 in a friendly match on Tuesday in Los Angeles, without injured Lionel Messi.
Without Messi, resting after a muscle injury with Miami, Argentina won its two friendly matches organized in the United States against El Salvador (3-0) and therefore Costa Rica.
In a match that they dominated from start to finish, the world champions were surprised by Costa Rican striker Manfred Ugalde (34th) before reacting in the second period.
With a magnificent long free kick in the top corner, former PSG player Angel Di Maria deceived his ex-teammate Keylor Navas, Costa Rican replacement goalkeeper at PSG (52nd). Mac Allister (56th) and Martinez (77th) then allowed the Argentines to win.