2019 Superclásico De Las Américas
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The 2019 Superclásico de las Américas – Copa Doctor Nicolás Leoz was the sixth edition of the
Superclásico de las Américas The Superclassic of the Americas (, ), was an annual Exhibition game, friendly association football, football match between the national teams of Argentina national football team, Argentina and Brazil national football team, Brazil. Established ...
, an annual friendly
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match between the national teams of
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and
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. The match was played at the
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in
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,
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. Argentina won the game 1–0 with a goal from
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; Messi's penalty was saved by Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson, but he scored on the rebound, giving Argentina its second Superclásico de las Américas title.


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Superclásico de las Américas The Superclassic of the Americas (, ), was an annual Exhibition game, friendly association football, football match between the national teams of Argentina national football team, Argentina and Brazil national football team, Brazil. Established ...
International association football competitions hosted by Saudi Arabia
Superclásico de las Américas The Superclassic of the Americas (, ), was an annual Exhibition game, friendly association football, football match between the national teams of Argentina national football team, Argentina and Brazil national football team, Brazil. Established ...
Superclásico de las Américas The Superclassic of the Americas (, ), was an annual Exhibition game, friendly association football, football match between the national teams of Argentina national football team, Argentina and Brazil national football team, Brazil. Established ...