Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo has warned Argentina that his side will exploit Lionel Messi’s absence when both sides clash in a friendly.
Argentina and Uruguay will meet in a friendly at La Bombonera on Friday.
The encounter will be Argentina’s first match since Messi retired from international football last month.
Speaking to reporters at Montevideo’s Carrasco airport after joining up with the Uruguay squad, Araujo said, “In the end, they have lost the best player [Messi] in the world, and we are going to take advantage of that.”
Araujo, who is currently on loan at Liverpool from Barcelona, was a former teammate of Messi during the Inter Miami forward’s time at Camp Nou.