LOS ANGELES, MAR 27: Angel Di Maria, Alexis Mac Allister and Lautaro Martinez rescued Argentina on Tuesday as the world champions came from behind to beat Costa Rica 3-1 in an international friendly in Los Angeles.
The South American giants, missing injured captain Lionel Messi, wrapped up their two-match tour of the United States with a deserved victory at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Lionel Scalonis side, who defeated El Salvador 3-0 in Philadelphia on Friday, dominated the opening 45 minutes and carved out a series of promising openings.
However it was Costa Rica who took the lead on 34 minutes after a sweeping counter-attack.
Alvaro Zamora latched on to Manfred Ugaldes pass and fired a low shot that was blocked by Argentina goalkeeper Walter Benitez.
Benitezs save however fell invitingly into the path of Ugalde, who bundled home the rebound for 1-0. Argentina got back on level terms early in the second half with a superb equaliser from veteran Di Maria on 52 minutes. —AFP
