Argentina cruised to a 2-0 friendly victory over El Salvador at the Fedex Field in Landover Maryland . Gerardo Martino 's side dominated the game and took the lead in the 54th minute thanks to a Nestor Renderos own goal deflected from Ever Banega 's shot . Substitute Federico Mancuello then made sure of the win with a free kick from a tight angle on 88 minutes . Argentina forward Angel di Maria ( left ) shields the ball from El Salvador's Richard Menjivar ( right ) Argentina striker Carlos Tevez ( left ) has his shorts pulled back by El Salvador's Alexander Larin ( right ) El Salvador ( 5-4-1 ) : Carillo ; Flores , Mendoza , Molina , Renderos ( Ceren 88 ) , Larin ; Alvarez , Ceren , Menjivar ( Punyed 76 ) , Alas ( Santamaría 67 ) ; Bonilla ( Burgos 59 ) Argentina ( 4-2-3-1 ) : Guzman ; Zabaleta , Musacchio , Funes Mori , Orban ; Pereyra , Banega ; Di Maria ( Mancuello 73 ) , Lavezzi , Tevez ( Pastore 78 ) ; Higuain . Scorers : Renderos O.G . 54 , Mancuello 88 . Martino started Carlos Tevez for the first time since taking over the team last year , but the Juventus forward was ineffective in attack alongside Gonzalo Higuain and Angel Di Maria . Meanwhile , PSG winger Ezequiel Lavezzi made his return to the national side for the first time since the World Cup final loss against Germany last year . Argentina face Ecuador on Tuesday in the Meadowlands , in their last warm-up match before the Copa America in June . PSG winger Ezequiel Lavezzi makes his first appearance for Argentina since the World Cup final last year . Argentina 's Federico Mancuello ( right ) dribbles with the ball ahead of El Salvador 's Arturo Alverez ( left )
Argentina defeated El Salvador 2-0 in a friendly match at Fedex Field . They took the lead through Nestor Renderos ' own goal on 54 minutes . The second half was played under more pressure, with both teams having chances to score but neither could find an equalizer.