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Argentina 3 Guatemala 0: No Messi, no worries as Simeone scores on debut

Giovanni Simeone and fellow debutant Gonzalo Martinez scored on their bows in the absence of Argentina superstar Lionel Messi in LA.

Giovanni Simeone marked his debut with a goal as a Lionel Messi-less Argentina outclassed Guatemala 3-0 in an international friendly.

Messi was not included as the five-time Ballon d'Or winner and Barcelona superstar reportedly considers his future following Argentina's tumultuous World Cup campaign, which ended in the last 16.

Jorge Sampaoli lost his job as a result but interim boss Lionel Scaloni fielded a new-look line-up and reaped the benefits, albeit against minnows Guatemala in Los Angeles on Friday.