‘We were better than them’ – Enzo Fernández reacts to Argentina’s defeat to Uruguay

Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernández has reacted to his side’s 2-1 defeat to Uruguay in an international friendly on Friday.

The match was Argentina’s first game after their captain Lionel Messi retired from international football a few weeks ago.

An own goal from Leonardo Balerdi and a goal from Maximiliano Araújo gave Uruguay the victory against Argentina.

Julián Álvarez did score a goal for Argentina at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires.

Argentina had more possession and shots on target against Uruguay, but Lionel Scaloni’s side failed to beat the visitors.

Speaking after the game, Fernández, who currently plays for Manchester City, insisted that Argentina were the better team.

“We did not deserve to lose. Uruguay scored two random goals out of nowhere; we were the better team,” Fernández said, as quoted by Fabrizio Romano.