Video: Manchester United ace gives Argentina the edge, opens scoring against Ecuador

After a tense few minutes, Argentina opened the scoring in their quarterfinal matchup against Ecuador in the 2024 Copa America. While the reigning FIFA World Cup champions have a lot of offensive power, a defensive player broke the scoreless deadlock.

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martínez scored off a corner kick set piece to give Argentina a 1-0 lead. After Ecuador played well to keep the score 0-0, the inability to defend a dead ball play resulted in the first goal of the contest.