(Video) PSG’s other Argentine forward takes scoring responsibilities from Lionel Messi with opening strike versus Uruguay

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MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY - NOVEMBER 12: Angel Di Maria of Argentina celebrates after scoring the first goal of his team during a match between Uruguay and Argentina as part of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers at Campeón del Siglo Stadium on November 12, 2021 in Montevideo, Uruguay. (Photo by Ernesto Ryan/Getty Images)

Argentina didn’t have Lionel Messi to start the World Cup qualifying match against Uruguay, so other players had to step up in scoring and create chances against an opposition desperate for a win.

In the first few minutes of the match, Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain teammate Ángel Di María answered the call as the 33-year-old scored a beautiful to beat Uruguayan goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.

Di María’s strike would be the lone goal for Argentina, who’s on the verge of joining Brazil as the next South American nation to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.

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