3-0: Higuaín scored a brace in Argentina's win over Venezuela

Higuaín is on a roll. After scoring
two goals in Real Madrid's last
match against Mallorca, the
Argentine has done it again with
his national team. Argentina
comfortably beat Venezuela (3-0)
in a match from the
classification phase for the 2014
World Cup. "El Pipa", who was in
the starting line-up and played
80 minutes, opened the scoring
in the 28' and closed the tally in
the 59'. In the 10 matches he
has played for Argentina,
Higuaín has scored nine, making
him the top scorer in the South
American group to date. The
other Madrid player who was in
the squad, Ángel di María, did
not take part in the match.
The Argentine side gave Venezuela
no chance. The local side clearly
dominated the game and made it
count thanks to their forwards. It
was precisely a quick passing move
in attack which led to the first in
the 28'. Higuaín found himself
alone against Daniel Hernández ,
and shot low to score. After the
second, scored by Messi from the
spot, Higuaín added a second to his
personal tally. The white team
forward took advantage of a pass
behind the defence to hit a first-
time ball from inside the area (59').
After his brace, Higuaín was
replaced in the 80th minute by
Rodrigo Palacio. "El Pipa", who
was shown a yellow card and will
not be able to play against Bolivia
due to suspension, showed his
satisfaction at the end of the game:
“I am happy with the position
Argentina is in. We have an
advantage in the table which
allows us to relax a little".
Argentina is leading the group by
four points from Colombia, and
Higuaín in the top scorer in the
group, with nine.