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Lionel Messi gets decisive assist as Argentina beat Uruguay in second Copa América match

After an opening draw against Chile that put them under some pressure ahead of the second game, Argentina put together a solid team performance and defeated Uruguay to move into first place in Group B and take an important step towards a place in the Copa América quarterfinals.

Argentina started well and scored early from a short corner as Lionel Messi took on Lucas Torreira, found some space and put in a perfect cross to find Guido Rodríguez who headed it home off the post.

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Argentina takes the early lead

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