Chelsea’s Fernandez shines for Argentina

The international break was also an opportunity for Argentina to prepare for the Copa America as they defeated El Salvador with Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez getting his name on the scoresheet.

Fernandez scored his third goal for his country on his 19th appearance, getting the second of Argentina’s 3-0 win over El Salvador in a friendly played in Philadelphia in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The world champions piled more misery on a side which has now gone 21 games without a win, starting when Cristian Romero headed them into the lead from a corner 15 minutes in.

Enzo then made it two before half-time at the end of a swift counter he started.

Argentina are geting read for this summer’s Copa America in the USA.

Those preparations continue early on Wednesday morning when the Albiceleste take on Costa Rica in another friendly in Los Angeles.