Argentina gets the pass almost at the end and eliminates Nigeria (1-2)

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Marcos Rojo has put the second of the albiceleste in the 86th minute of the match and has leveled the score that Nigeria had tied a penalty right after the second half.

 

A goal from Argentine defender Marcos Rojo in the 86th minute of the match gave Argentina the victory against Nigeria (1-2) and the qualification to the second round of the 2018 World Cup, after the first goal of Lionel Messi and the draw Victor Moses penalty.

Messi ahead of the albiceleste with a goal in the 14th minute after a pass into the space of Éver Banega, and could do the second in the 30th with a free kick that hit the post.

In the second half, a Mascherano penalty for a catch on Balogun became the Nigerian draw, executed by Victor Moses; and when it seemed that the equalizer and the Argentine elimination was safe, Red finished a center of Market and it put to Argentina in the following phase.

In this way, Argentina will face against France in the round of 16 match that will be played on Saturday, starting at 4:00 p.m.

In the other match of the group Croatia beat Iceland by 1-2.

Data sheet:

Nigeria 1: Uzoho; Moses, Balogun, Ekong, Omeruo (Iwobi, min 89), Idowu; Ndidi, Etebo, Obi Mikel; Iheanacho (Ighalo, min 46) and Musa.

Coach: Gernot Röhr.

Argentina 2: Armani; Mercado, Otamendi, Rojo, Tagliafico (Agüero, min 79); Enzo Pérez (Pavón, min 60), Mascherano, Banega, Di María (Meza, min 71); Messi and Higuain.

Coach: Jorge Sampaoli.

Goals: 0-1, min. 14: Lionel Messi; 1-1, min. 51: Moses, penalty; 1-2, min. 86: Red.

Referee: Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey). He admonished Balogun (min.31), Mascherano (min.49), Banega (min.65), Obi Mikel (min.90) and Messi (min.93).