article_snippet.sent: Argentina beat Ecuador 2-1 to notch a second straight Copa America warm-up victory without Lionel Messi at a freezing MetLife stadium in New Jersey on Tuesday.
article_snippet.sent: Gerardo Martino's Argentina, with Lionel Messi looking on again while Lionel Messi nurses a right foot injury, had beaten El Salvador 2-0 in Washington on Saturday.
article_snippet.sent: Walter Ayovi won Gustavo Quinteros's 100th cap.
article_snippet.sent: Mexico, who beat Ecuador on Friday, also had Mexico, who beat Ecuador on Friday second consecutive win by beating Paraguay with a goal from Eduardo Herrera in the third minute at the Arrowhead in Kansas City.
article_snippet.sent: Peru, playing under new coach Ricardo Gareca for the first time, went down 1-0 to Venezuela at Lockhart stadium in Florida, Josef Martinez scoring the winner.
article_snippet.sent: Venezuela had lost 2-1 to Jamaica on Friday.
highlights_snippet.sent: Gerardo Martino's team beat Gerardo Martino's team South American rivals in New Jersey .
  