Nicolas Gonzalez is booked for a melee after a challenge from Vecino. He was the instigator and appeared not to be happy with the tackle.
90' +2
Penalty goal scored by L. Messi for Argentina!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! MESSI CONVERTS!!! 2-2!!! The forward holds his composure to notch the equaliser for Argentina. Campana commits to moving to his left and Messi spots it and strikes the ball away from the keeper down the middle of the net.
90' +1
PENALTY TO ARGENTINA! Caceres is penalised for handball as Aguero flicks the ball off his hand in the box.
88'
G. Rodríguez enters the game and replaces R. De Paul.
B. Rodríguez enters the game and replaces B. Lozano.
De Paul makes way for Argentina to be replaced by Guido Rodriguez.
Brian Rodriguez is on Uruguay to replace Lozano.
87'
Messi fakes one way then the other after cutting in from the right flank, but he drills his effort straight into Godin on the edge of the box.
84'
Nicolas Gonzalez battles down the left flank against Giovanni Gonzalez, but the former can only send his cross behind for a goal-kick.
82'
OVER! Argentina win a corner down the left flank. Nicolas Gonzalez sends it deep towards the back post for Pezzella to head at goal, but he powers his effort comfortably over the bar.
80'
Lozano lines up a strike from distance, but he cannot force it through a crowd of blue shirts on the edge of the Argentina box.
79'
N. González enters the game and replaces L. Paredes.
Nicolas Gonzalez replaces Paredes for Argentina.
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78'
Laxalt makes a good move down the left to open up space for a cross, but he cannot pick out Suarez in the middle.
76'
L. Martínez enters the game and replaces P. Dybala.
Martinez is on for Dybala in the final third.
Dybala's final act is to whip a corner into the box that strikes the knee of Pezzella before heading behind for a corner.
75'
R. Bentancur enters the game and replaces F. Valverde.
Bentancur comes on to the pitch to replace Valverde.
73'
Argentina are back on the front foot, but the strike from Suarez will force them to commit men forward. It could leave them open on the counter.
68'
N. Domínguez enters the game and replaces M. Acuña.
L. Suárez has scored a goal for Uruguay!
Dominguez comes on to the field to replace Acuna for the Albiceleste.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! SUAREZ RESTORES URUGUAY'S LEAD!!!! 2-1!!!! The striker puts his team back ahead with a sublime strike from a free-kick. He lifts his effort over the wall with a curling effort. It bends away from Andrada, who gets a hand to the strike. However, it has too much power for his hand and he can only beat the ball into the roof of the net.
67'
Pezzella brings down Suarez on the edge of the Argentina box, handing Uruguay a free-kick in a dangerous position.
65'
Paredes tries to weave his way through traffic on the edge of the box, but he gets crowded out by several Uruguay defenders.
63'
S. Agüero has scored a goal for Argentina! Assist by L. Messi.
Messi lifts his free-kick into the box perfectly for Aguero to rise and head home.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! AGUERO HEADS HOME!!! 1-1!!! Argentina notch the equaliser as Aguero rises to head Messi's free-kick into the net from close range. The Barcelona man puts his delivery on the money in the six-yard box and Aguero beats his man to glance his header into the top-right corner.
62'
Argentina win a free-kick on the left flank as Gonzalez is penalised for handball. Messi will whip the ball into the box.
60'
De Paul latches on to a loose ball on the edge of the box and he tries to release Aguero in space, only to overhit his pass into the hands of Campana.
58'
Uruguay are edging the 50/50 battles on the pitch at the moment to disrupt Argentina's attacking rhythm.
56'
D. Laxalt enters the game and replaces E. Cavani.
Laxalt comes on to the pitch for Cavani that will see Suarez move into a central position.
55'
Lozano has space and time down the left flank to lift a cross into the box, but he sees his cross deflected into the path of Andrada. There are appeals for handball against Saravia, but the referee is not interested.
53'
D. Godín gets yellow.
Godin wipes out Dybala on the charge and goes into the book. Argentina have a free-kick 35 yards from goal.
51'
Messi stands up a cross towards the left inside channel for the run of Acuna, but it speeds away from the midfielder and heads out for a goal-kick.
49'
Aguero runs at the Uruguay defence with menace, but he loses out to a fine challenge by Torreira on the edge of the box.
46'
Messi sends Saravia down the right flank and he looks for a cross into the box, but he sends it behind for a goal-kick.
We're back underway in this friendly clash.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: ARGENTINA 0-1 URUGUAY
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
Messi and De Paul combine in the final third, looking for the one-two. However, the pass from the latter goes straight through to Campana.
43'
M. Vecino gets yellow.
Vecino is booked for his poor challenge on Messi.
42'
Messi beats the challenge of Valverde with ease before he gets brought down on the edge of the box by a sliding tackle by Vecino. It's late and hands Argentina a free-kick well within the Barcelona man's range.
40'
L. Paredes gets yellow.
Paredes runs into Suarez, blocking off his progess in the centre circle. The midfielder goes into the book.
39'
E. Cavani gets yellow.
Cavani brings down Paredes on the Argentina right flank and he goes into the book.
36'
Argentina have dominated possession in the contest, but have not been able to carve out a clear-cut opening on goal. The Albiceleste need a response before the break.
34'
E. Cavani has scored a goal for Uruguay! Assist by L. Suárez.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! CAVANI SCORES!!! 1-0 URUGUAY!!! Uruguay open the scoring as Cavani stretches to guide home Suarez's low cross into the six-yard box. Argentina are caught on the counter as Lozano collects down the left. He works the ball back to Torreira, who curls a delightful delivery over Tagliafico to Suarez in the right inside channel. His cutback is precise for Cavani to stretch and finish past Andrada from close range. There were suspicions of offside, but the linesman's flag remained down.
Suarez rolls off the back of Tagliafico to collect Torreira's precise chip before teeing Cavani to score on the slide.
32'
Paredes whips the ball in with pace, but Caceres rises highest in the middle to head it behind for a corner.
31'
Argentina win a free-kick down the left flank as Acuna is brought down by the follow-through of Gonzalez. Paredes will take the free-kick.
30'
Valverde plays Lozano into space down the left, but the ball just has too much pace for the winger to reach on the byline.
28'
Vina has to be alert at the back post to divert a cross from Tagliafico away from the lurking presence of Saravia. Argentina's full-backs are pushing deep into Uruguay territory.
27'
Argentina build down the left and Aguero turns his way past Caceres, but Godin gets across to block his low cross into the middle.
25'
Gonzalez spots Lozano in space down the left, but the winger fails to time his run and is caught offside.
24'
Lozano presses down the left flank to win a corner off the legs of Saravia, but the set-piece comes to nothing for Uruguay.
23'
Messi shows off his skill in the final third to beat a challenge, but he cannot make further headway into the Uruguay box.
19'
Saravia probes down the right flank and he twists and turns his way out of two tackles before firing a low cross into the box. However, there are enough white shirts back to clear the cross away.
18'
Aguero runs at the Uruguay defence with menace after collecting Andrada's kick out from the back. He cuts inside to shoot on his right foot, but drills his attempt straight at Caceres, who shifts into the centre following Coates' withdrawal.
17'
G. González enters the game and replaces S. Coates.
Gonzalez comes on for Uruguay to replace Coates in the backline.
15'
OVER! Messi weaves his way through traffic on the edge of the Uruguay box. Acuna knocks it back to his team-mate to shoot, but Coates recovers after initially being beaten to divert his strike over the bar.
14'
Uruguay have their first foray forward of the game and Vecino is afforded space to shoot, but he fires a tame effort straight at Andrada.
13'
BLOCK! Acuna sends an offload towards the run of Dybala in the box. He collects and shoots with power on his left foot, but Godin is there to make a vital block.
9'
Messi whips the free-kick into the box, but his delivery is poor and the Uruguay defence are able to clear the danger.
8'
Dybala goes down under contact from Godin and it hands Argentina a free-kick in a decent position down the right flank.
7'
Messi has his first surge at the Uruguay backline, but he gets halted in his tracks by a fine challenge from Coates.
6'
Messi flicks a pass towards the run of Dybala down the right flank, but the forward gets forced backwards by strong pressing from the Uruguay defence.
4'
Paredes plays the corner short to Acuna, who lifts a cross into the box. However, Cavani performs his defensive duties well to head clear.
3'
Aguero combines with Tagliafico down the left flank and he goes for the cutback from the byline, but Coates gets across to divert his cross out for a corner.
1'
We're underway in this friendly clash.
Uruguay are unbeaten in their last five matches since their exit from the Copa America at the hands of Peru in June. Oscar Tabarez's men defeated Hungary in their friendly clash on Friday as goals from Edinson Cavani and Brian Rodriguez secured a 2-1 victory. They too will want to end their 2019 campaign on a high note to take momentum into next year.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the friendly clash between Argentina and Uruguay at Bloomfield Stadium.
ARGENTINA (4-3-3): Esteban Andrada; Renzo Saravia, Nicolas Otamendi, German Pezzella, Nicolas Tagliafico; Rodrigo de Paul, Leandro Paredes, Marcos Acuna; Paulo Dybala, Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero.
URUGUAY (4-3-3): Martin Campana; Martin Caceres, Sebastian Coates, Diego Godin, Matias Vina; Matias Vecino. Lucas Torreira, Federico Valverde; Brian Lozano, Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani.
URUGUAY SUBS: Fernando Muslera, Bruno Mendez, Giovanni Gonzalez, Rodrigo Bentancur, Gaston Pereiro, Cristhian Stuani, Gaston Silva, Brian Rodriguez, Diego Laxalt, Maxi Gomez, Mathias Suarez.
ARGENTINA SUBS: Agustin Marchesin, Juan Foyth, Alexis Mac Allister, Juan Musso, Lucas Alario, Walter Kannemann, Nicolas Dominiguez, Guido Rodriguez, Giovani Lo Celso, Lautaro Martinez, Nicolas Gonzalez, Nehuen Perez.
Argentina are looking to cap off their calendar year with a victory. Lionel Scaloni's men are unbeaten in their last six matches since their defeat to Brazil in the semi-finals of the Copa America in the summer. They earned a semblance of revenge over Brazil last time out, recording a 1-0 triumph in their friendly clash on Friday courtesy of a Lionel Messi strike. Scaloni will want another strong performance from his side this evening.
Lionel Messi has been active in the final third, producing moments of breathtaking skill. However, Uruguay have limited his shooting opportunities, while Sergio Aguero and Dybala have not been able to capitalise on the space created by their team-mate. Lionel Scaloni has work to do at the break to stop his team slumping to a defeat at the end of the year.
Both teams have a gap in their schedules before World Cup qualifying begins in March. They will find out their respective opponents when the draw is made in December.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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