Spain 6-1 Argentina: Historical humiliation at the Wanda as Isco hits three
Lionel Messi did not play for Argentina and they paid a high price with a battering by La Roja
Real Madrid playmaker Isco his a hat-trick as Spain battered Argentina 6-1 at the Wanda Metropolitano on Tuesday.
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6 ________________ 1
ARG
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España
De Gea, Carvajal, Ramos, Piqué (Azpilicueta, 61'), Jordi Alba (Marcos Alonso, 78'), Koke, Thiago (Parejo, 81'), Iniesta (Saúl, 55'), Isco (Lucas Vázquez, 75'), Asensio y Diego Costa (Aspas, 45')
Argentina
Romero (Caballero, 21'), Bustos (Mercado, 61'), Otamendi, Rojo, Tagliafico, Biglia, Mascherano (Pavón, 55'), Banega (Pablo Pérez, 61'), Meza, Lo Celso (Acuña, 83'), Higuaín (Lautaro Martínez, 60')
Goles
1-0, Diego Costa (12'); 2-0, Isco (27'); 2-1, Otamendi (38''); 3-1, Isco (52'); 4-1, Thiago, (55'); 5-1, Aspas (73'); 6-1, Isco (74')
Árbitro
Anthony Taylor (Inglaterra). TA: Isco (68') / Tagliafico (68'), Meza (81'), Rojo (86')
Incidencias
Wanda Metropolitano, 64.654 espectadores
Lionel Messi was ruled out with an injury and the hosts took full advantage to score a ridiculously big win ahead of World Cup 2018.
Diego Costa sent Spain ahead after 12 minutes and Isco doubled the lead before Man City’s Nicolas Otamendi headed home to halve the deficit.
Isco struck again in the second period with Bayern Munich’s Thiago Alcantara and Celta Vigo’s Iago Aspas netting before Isco bagged his third.
Spain showed their potential as one of the World Cup favourites, while Jorge Sampaoli’s Argentina head into the summer tournament with plenty of work to do after this defeat.
