Argentina 1-3 Venezuela: 3 reasons why Argentina lost the match

#2 Defensive frailties

The inexperienced Juan Foyth was constantly caught out by the Venezuelan attack

It is no hidden secret that Argentina have been blessed with some of the finest forwards to have ever graced a football field, from legends of the distant past such as Diego Maradona down to Gabriel Batistuta and Hernan Crespo, this seemingly never ending supply of talented forwards continued into the present time.

Led by the aforementioned Lionel Messi, the South American giants have also been blessed with a more than able supporting cast including the likes of Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuaín, Mauro Icardi, Diego Milito, Carlos Tevez and Angel Di Maria to name a few, hence they could not be accused of lacking the firepower to propel themselves to glory. (even though that largely failed to happen)

One aspect where they have however been deficient in was their defense, as they somehow failed to produce world beaters at the back to match the exploits of their illustrious attacking teammates.

This has always been one (of many problems) faced over the years and this defensive frailty came to the fore once more in the match against Venezuela.

Coach Lionel Scaloni started with a three-man defensive wall consisting of Gabriel Mercado, the debuting Lisandro Martinez and Tottenham's inexperienced Juan Foyth, and demons of the distant past came back to haunt Argentina, as they were constantly caught out by Solomon Rondon and co., making school boy-like errors and multiple mistakes.

Great attacks win matches, but great defenses win titles and if Argentina are to end their 28-year wait for international glory, then they would have to find solutions to their defensive frailties and fast because if Venezuela could cut them open so easily, you can imagine the other powerhouses licking their lips in anticipation at the moment.