InterNationals: Alexis scores to draw with Lautaro's Argentina

It was a night full of fixtures in South America, with the World Cup qualifiers continuing: three Nerazzurri took to the field, with Alexis Sanchez and Lautaro Martinez meeting in Santiago del Estero. The match ended 1-1, with the two Inter forwards on the pitch for 90 minutes for both their respective national teams. The game was full of meaning, with a tribute being paid to Diego Armando Maradona before the match. Argentina took the lead with Messi's penalty, but it was Alexis Sanchez who scored the equaliser in the 36th minute. It was the 46th goal in the Chile shirt for Alexis, increasingly his tally as the best scorer in the history of La Roja.

Matias Vecino was also in action, at the Centenary Stadium in Montevideo, in a 0-0 draw between Uruguay and Paraguay, with the Nerazzurri midfielder staying on the pitch for 90 minutes.

The standings in South America sees Brazil in first place with 12 points, Argentina in second with 11; Uruguay in fifth with 7 points, and Chile with 5 points.

Friendly matches were the order of the day in Europe ahead of the imminent start of the European Championship. Belgium were in action against Greece at the King Baudouin Stadium: 1-1 was the final result (T. Hazard; Tzavellas), with captain and number nine Romelu Lukaku getting 45 minutes on the pitch.