Buenos Aires, Nov. 14 -- Uruguay scored two second-half goals en route to a 2-1 friendly win over Argentina here, a match that marked the first game of the post-Lionel Messi era.

Leonardo Balerdi gifted the visitors the lead when he inadvertently turned the ball into his own net after Giorgian de Arrascaeta's free kick on Friday.

De Arrascaeta was again involved when his delivery from a corner was headed into the far cornerby Maximiliano Araujo.

The hosts pulled a goal back in the 73rd minute through Julian Alvarez, who stabbed a first-time effort that rebounded in off the far post after Gianluca Prestianni's cross.

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