Argentina may have qualified for the 2026 World Cup earlier in the day with Uruguay drawing with Bolivia, but that didn't mean that they were going to let up facing rivals Brazil in the Superclasico de las Americas,

Matheus Cunha got Brazil back in the game after dispossessing Cristian Romero in his own half. The Wolves forward then fired a shot from distance that beat Emiliano Martínez. Argentina soon retook control of the game, though, when Alexis Mac Allister sent a volley into the back of the net just before halftime.

Julian Alvarez delivered a brutal dig at Brazil after being asked about Lionel Messi not playing in Argentina's 4-1 victory. Argentina claimed a huge win over Brazil in their World Cup qualifier on Wednesday. Alvarez opened the scoring in the fourth minute before Chelsea 's Enzo Fernandez doubled his team's lead just eight minutes later.