The Manchester United striker had a pretty impressive day in his first start for Argentina.
At the end of the international series in March, Argentina had a convincing victory in welcoming Costa Rica.
In fact, coach Lionel Scaloni’s team also faced certain difficulties, when Manfred Ugalde helped Costa Rica open the score in the 34th minute.
However, in the end there were no surprises, because Argentina made a spectacular comeback in the second half.
Scaloni’s team ended all hopes of Costa Rica when they scored 3 consecutive goals, winning the final score 3-1.
Notably, after a few appearances from the bench, Alejandro Garnacho finally had his first start on the national team.
Even though he did not score or assist, the 19-year-old striker still left a strong impression with the image of a “drill” on the left wing, constantly causing turmoil for the away team’s defense.
According to data from Fotmob, Garnacho especially impressed with 2 shots on target and 2 passes to create scoring opportunities against Costa Rica.
Notably, Garnacho had 12 touches of the ball in the penalty area, more than any other player on both teams.
In addition, he also left his mark with 3/3 accurate passes, 2 successful dribble attempts, 6 duels won and 4 fouls.
According to Fotmob’s assessment, Garnacho received a score of 7.2 after this performance, the best performance out of 5 appearances for Argentina to date.