Gonzalo Higuain came out in the absence of 10 minutes to replace Sosa, but hardly came into play.
A "hat trick" of Lionel Messi, who first noted with the national team, gave Argentina victory today in the friendly match played against Switzerland in Berne, in a further demonstration that Barcelona is competitive in any scenario and that also the king of the white and blue.
Messi grabbed everyone`s attention from arrival in Bern of the Argentina and the 32,000 people who attended the crash live in Switzerland Stadium, home of the 1954 World Cup final, did not leave disappointed, because Barcelona played the entire game three goals and left the house brand.
On 10 of Barca and Argentina almost never disappoints and he did tonight, in an entertaining match, with goals and numerous scoring chances in both areas, which are not turned on the side of the twice world champion until arreón end of Messi.
Switzerland contributed to the show, because from the beginning came to play the ball forward a lot of defense, which at times was a line of three players, leading to rapid transitions in Argentina when the South Americans stole the ball in midfield, mainly Brana and Mascherano.
Around Mascherano was organized albiceleste midfield with Brana in defensive tasks and Maxi Rodriguez Sosa swinging, while the "Kun" Aguero and Messi faced in speed to Trails and Affolter, who endured as they could.
In these quick cons, the best moments came from Argentina in the first part, always with Messi driver of the ball, cleaning the play to reach the door Benaglio. And so came the 0-1, a combination of Messi Aguero, with a subtle heel that enabled the captain to set foot on the goal area and local batiera with a left dry and satin in the bottom left.
It was the first of three goals by Messi, now totaling 22 goals in 68 appearances for Argentina, a record that falls far short of their numbers scorers with Barcelona, but will serve to strengthen the essential role and playing in this computer and your hard-consolidate.
The local coach, Ottmar Hitzfeld German, who has the difficult task of returning to Switzerland to the forefront of world football after Euro stay out of Poland and Ukraine, said on the eve of clash he hoped his players will not be set too who were in front, and will fight without complexes.
Heeded him to spare, and a couple of times too hard. German referee spared several mistakes card for Swiss players, the clearest Lichsteiner to the right side, which grazed the expulsion when he dropped the "Kun" when he was alone.
On the next play came the tie, by Shaquiri, known as the "Swiss Messi," which left his firm after a succession of failures in the area and shot Romero, unmarked. The match marked the international debut of Hugo Campagnaro, the right side of Naples, who at 31 is one of the stakes of technical Alejandro Sabella, to strengthen the defense line that shows less consistent Argentina.
Sabella wants to build from behind a team that has plenty of talent in midfield up, but that gives too many chances, and whose closure today presented two plants that provide fresh blood, Fernandez Garay, who do not reach the half-dozen of caps and still must rest on the job.
In creation, took the baton Mascherano, well accompanied by Brana in the first 45 minutes more unassisted in the second half, with the entrance of Fernando Gago, which lowered the voltage of the visitors defense in midfield and theft both bite balls that gave Argentina before the break.
Special mention for Aguero, who was quarrelsome, quick and supportive, and whose boots out the best opportunities. Real Madrid Gonzalo Higuain came out in the absence of 10 minutes to replace Sosa, but hardly came into play.
The match seemed headed for a draw, but two occurrences of "The Flea", first on a steal, after which he left sitting on the goalie and scored with suspense, and the execution of a penalty committed on Aguero, a positive outcome for makeover Argentina.