The duo, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi, led Uruguay and Argentina to the first victories in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and topped the list of historic scorers.
The 2022 World Cup qualifiers kicked off Friday dawn with regard to South America, with three matches that brought Uruguay with Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, and Paraguay against Peru.
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In the first meeting, Uruguay won 2-1 in an exciting match that witnessed a great arbitration controversy and the stars of the two teams shine and settled only in the last minute.
Suarez opened the scoring in the 40th minute of the penalty mark to become the historical top scorer in the South American qualifiers with 22 goals, and Alexis Sanchez responded to him with an organized sentence at the beginning of the second half.
In the last minute, Chile called for a penalty kick after Sebastian Coates’ handball, but the referee indicated to continue playing, to bounce a goal with the feet of Maxi Gomez.
As for the second match, Lionel Messi won the 13th minute from a penalty kick as well, as Argentina beat Ecuador 1-0, and Messi went up to the historic qualifying scorers’ partnership alongside his friend Suarez.
Messi and Suarez also equaled Brazilian Ronaldo’s record with 39 goals in official matches as the most-scored player for South American teams, according to Opta.
The third meeting between Peru and Paraguay ended in a 2-2 draw, and the two goals of Peru were scored by Al Hilal player Andre Carrillo in minutes 53 and 85.
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The matches will be completed at dawn on Saturday with two matches, the first grouping Brazil against Bolivia, and the second with Colombia with Venezuela.
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