Giovanni Simeone and fellow debutant Gonzalo Martinez scored on their bows in the absence of Argentina superstar Lionel Messi in LA.
2018 Friendlies
3-0
Match Events
15' CHANCE! Mori's header wide out
27' Penalty Goal! Argentina 1-0 Guatemala (Martinez)
Goal! Gonzalo Martinez gives Argentina a 1-0 lead from the penalty spot.
35' GOAL! Argentina 2-0 Guatemala (Lo Celso)
It's now 2-0 in Los Angeles as Giovani Lo Celso scores for Argentina.
44' GOAL! Argentina 3-0 Guatemala (Simeone)
Goal! Giovanni Simeone extends Argentina's lead to 3-0.
Exequiel Palacios with an assist there.
MATCH REPORT
Argentina eventually made the breakthrough approaching the half-hour mark thanks to Martinez, who stepped up and converted a penalty after Lo Celso's shot struck the hand of Elias Vasquez.
It was one-way traffic as Lo Celso – on loan at Real Betis from French champions Paris Saint-Germain – made it 2-0 with a powerful and low effort from outside of the area.
Simeone got in on the act a minute before half-time after Guatemala were dispossessed and the 23-year-old stepped away from his opponent before firing a shot across goalkeeper Paulo Motta.
There were multiple substitutions in the second half and it unsurprisingly impacted the rhythm and flow of the match, with Argentina failing to add to the scoreline.
Line-ups
Argentina XI: G. Martínez, N. Tagliafico, R.F Mori, G. Rulli, L. Paredes, Pezzella, R. Saravia, G.Simeone, C. Pavón, G. Lo Celso, E. Palacios
Subs: Sergio Romero, F.Vázquez, F. Armani, W. Kannemann, R. Battaglia, M. Acuña, P. Dybala, M. Meza, Icardi, L. Di Plácido, Correa, F. Bustos, Franco Cervi, M. Vargas, Ascacibar, A. Franco
Guatemala XI: P. Motta, J. Contreras, H. Moreira, Rafael Morales, K. Norales, E. Vásquez, A. Yanes, J. Vargas, F. de León, R. Saravia, J. Martínez
Subs: C. Gallardo, J. Márquez, R. Jérez, M. Ceballos, C. Jiménez, K. Ruiz, M. Moreno, N. Hagen, E. Guerra, P. López, E. Macal