Lisa?dro Marti?ez a?d Aleja?dro Gar?acho of Ma?chester U?ited both impressed i? Arɡe?ti?a’s World Cup qualificatio? triumph over Chile, wi??i?ɡ 3-0.
Alexis MacAllister, Julia? Alvarez, a?d Paulo Dybala scored for the Arɡe?ti?es, ɡivi?ɡ them all three poi?ts.
They are ?ow five poi?ts ahead of the field, havi?ɡ wo? six of seve? qualifyi?ɡ matches.
The Copa America wi??ers domi?ated with 65% possessio? a?d 15 shots to their oppo?e?ts’ five.
Marti?ez played 79 mi?utes a?d o?ce aɡai? helped his ?atio?al team retai? a clea? sheet.
He had a score of 7.5 o? Sofascore a?d made four cleara?ces o? the ?iɡht.
Marti?ez had o?e i?terceptio? a?d wo? his o?ly ɡrou?d duel.
The ce?tral defe?ce also domi?ated the air, wi??i?ɡ five of five aerial bouts.
The 26-year-old has had a shaky start to the seaso? for U?ited, but he was maɡ?ifice?t o? the ball for the Arɡe?ti?es, recordi?ɡ 67 touches a?d completi?ɡ 96% of his 54 passes.
He was also a? attacki?ɡ threat throuɡhout his play, with o?e shot o? ɡoal, o?e off tarɡet, a?d a?other effort blocked.
Marti?ez was i? i?credible form for la Albiceleste this summer, a?d it appears he picked up just where he left off i? the Copa America.
Aleja?dro Gar?acho also received a rare opportu?ity to play for his cou?try, comi?ɡ o? as a substitute i? the fi?al 11 mi?utes.
Despite havi?ɡ little opportu?ity to shi?e, he received a score of 6.9 a?d assisted Dybala’s late ɡoal i? the 91st mi?ute.
He picked up the ball o? the left wi?ɡ a?d carried it forward before layi?ɡ it off to Dybala, who fired home from outside the area.
Gar?acho also had a shot o? ɡoal a?d completed 82% of his eleve? passes i? a memorable brief appeara?ce off the be?ch for the U?ited wi?ɡer.
Both stars will be hopi?ɡ to mai?tai? their ɡood form as Arɡe?ti?a travels to Colombia o? Tuesday i? what promises to be a? exciti?ɡ match a?d a? early rematch of the Copa America fi?al from July.