Manchester United duo Lisandro Martinez and Alejandro Garnacho both impressed in Argentina’s 3-0 victory over Chile in World Cup qualification.
Goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Julian Alvarez and Paulo Dybala gave the Argentines all three points.
They now sit five points clear in first place with an imperious six wins from seven in qualifying.
The Copa America winners dominated with 65% of the ball and 15 shots to their opponents’ five.
Martinez played 79 minutes of the game and once again helped his national side keep a clean sheet.
He was given a score of 7.5 on Sofascore and made four clearances on the night.
Martinez made one interception and also won his only ground duel.
The central defender was also dominant in the air, winning 5/5 aerial battles.
The 26-year-old hasn’t had the best start for United this year, but he was quite dominant with the ball against the Argentines, logging 67 touches and making 96% of his 54 passes.
Throughout his entire performance, he posed a threat from an attacking standpoint as well, with one shot on target, one off target, and one effort blocked.
Martinez seems to have continued from his excellent performance in the Copa America, as he was a tremendous asset for la Albiceleste during the summer.
Alejandro Garnacho also had the rare opportunity to play for his national side, coming off the bench for the final 11 minutes of play.
Despite little time to impress he was given a score of 6.9 and registered an assist for Dybala’s late strike in the 91st minute.
He picked up the ball on the left wing and carried it forward before laying it off for Dybala to fiercely strike home from outside the box.
Garnacho also had a shot on target and completed 82% of his eleven passes in what was an eventful short cameo off the bench for the United winger.
In what promises to be an exciting match and an early rematch of the July Copa America final, both stars will be looking to maintain their excellent form when Argentina takes on the difficult task of traveling to Colombia on Tuesday.
