Jurgen Klinsmann was hoping his team could keep a clean sheet for at least 15 minutes and settle in. That didn’t happen. Ezequiel Lavezzi scored in the third minute.
It only took 3 minutes for Argentina to score on the USMNT
Ezequiel Lavezzi put his team on top very fast.
Dream start for Argentina, as Lionel Messi and Ezequiel Lavezzi combine for the opener. #USAvARG #MyCopaColors https://t.co/6AdO7NBAOU
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 22, 2016
That’s a great assist by Lionel Messi and a nice finish by Lavezzi, but it really shouldn’t have happened. The defending and goalkeeping were poor on this one.
This is the worst possible start the United States could have imagined. This gave Argentina a 1-0 lead.
