The match witnessed the return of Argentina national team captain Lionel Messi to playing at the international level, after fully recovering from the injury he suffered in the Copa America final against Colombia last July.
Nicolas Otamendi scored Argentina’s goal in the 13th minute, while Rondon scored the equalizer for Venezuela with a header in the 65th minute.
Uruguayan referee Gustavo Tejera postponed the start of the match by half an hour from its previously scheduled start time, due to heavy rain covering the field.
The effect of the rain on the players appeared during the warm-up, as most of them failed to pass the balls, which forced the referee to pull the players off the field in order to leave the workers to save the situation by removing the rain within the period he specified.
Messi told the TYC sports television station: “It was a terrible match. We could not even play two passes in a row, and the ball stopped because of the water on the field. It is difficult to play in these conditions. The field did not help.”
Defender Rodrigo De Paul added: “The best playing conditions for us are to have a good pitch and good weather, and for the ball to go. We’re not asking for much, are we?
Argentina topped the qualifying standings with 19 points from 6 wins and a draw, while Venezuela ranked sixth with 11 points from two wins and five draws.
Source: RT
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