Intro:

Reaction after Brazil beat Argentina 2-0 in a friendly international at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing on Saturday (11 October).

Script:

"We played very well in the first 30 minutes. We made good passes and kept giving Brazil problems. We also limited their space very well. Although we conceded the first goal we still had good chances to equalise. When we were two goals behind in the second half I thought it might be too difficult for us. We made a lot of mistakes in passing and we could not make the use of the width of the pitch. We didn't limit their counter-attack, either. So we need to learn a lot from this match."

"Every player was facing difficulties like the time difference after their long flights. I don't want that to be the excuse for our defeat. And our defeat was not because Lionel Messi didn't play well tonight. We are aware of the long trip for the players and the weather conditions here. Some players were very tired indeed. But none of those excused our defeat."