In yet another historic match, Uruguay defeated Argentina early on Friday morning thanks to a goal by Darwin Nunez.
Nunez was a vital member of Marcelo Bielsa’s squad in their 2-1 victory against Brazil last month. For the first time in twenty-one years, Uruguay defeated the five-time World Cup winners thanks to his goals and assists.
The current World Cup champion, Argentina, has now been defeated by La Celeste. They won in Buenos Aires, taking all three points thanks to a goal by Nunez in the 87th minute. Uruguay ended Argentina’s unbeaten start in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with the victory, moving them up to second position.
Nunez continued his excellent play for Liverpool, where he has scored seven goals and assisted on six more this season. Uruguayan newspaper El Pais rated the 24-year-old’s performance an 8 out of 10. The analysis of his performance stated that “he had a very clear chance to score when he went one-on-one against Dibu Martínez in the first half.” He narrowly missed his target. He did not fail; he evened out in the bonus. That made it 2-0. Extremely committed, emphasizing the final line of Albiceleste
According to El Pais, after the game, Argentina’s captain, Lionel Messi, became enraged at his team’s “young people.”
Nunez, meanwhile, was described by La Red 21 as a “continuous danger” throughout the encounter against Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister.
The former Benfica forward squandered a good opportunity in the first half, despite ESPN claiming that he developed “power and speed” to create the opportunity. When Nunez did have one more opportunity late in the game, he used it to beat Argentina quickly on the break and then “feints and finishes against [Emi] Martínez to close the game.”