Argentina»s Gonzalo Higuaín, Rodrigo Braña and Lionel Messi celebrate after scoring against Colombia.
Argentina, smarting from a disappointing 1-1 home draw with Bolivia, defeated Colombia 2-1 in the fourth match of South American World Cup qualifying, played at the Colombian city of Barranquilla.
Messi, given more room in the second half when coach Alejandro Sabella put Agüero on for midfielder Pablo Guinazú, levelled the scores just past the hour.
Colombia had taken the lead on the stroke of halftime when midfielder Darlon Pabon’s free kick was deflected by Javier Mascherano past goalkeeper Sergio Romero.
The win puts Argentina level on seven points with Uruguay although the South American champions, who did not play on Tuesday, have a match in hand. Argentina’s points have come from two wins, a draw and a defeat.
«I think we won because we went out to convince (everyone) we can beat anyone despite what happened against Bolivia,» Agüero told a TV reporter on the pitch referring to their disappointing 1-1 home draw.
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