International debuts don’t come much better than this.
Many fans would at Washington’s FedEx Field would have been left disappointed at the absence of Lionel Messi’s name from the Argentina teamsheet but were not to know that they’d see a bit of magic from a different left-footer.
Independiente winger Federico Mancuello got the call-up from Gerardo Martino for his first international cap and he left a pretty magnificent mark on the scoresheet as he wrapped up Argentina’s 2-0 victory over El Salvador with a wonderful piece of quick-thinking at a free kick.
