Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero salvage draw for Argentina in Mexico friendly after former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez had scored from the spot

• Argentina fought back from two-down to draw with Mexico
• Late goals from Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi secured a draw
• Javier Hernandez converted a first-half penalty to put Mexico in front
• And Hector Herrera doubled their lead before Argentina's late fightback
• Aguero scored after Ezequiel Lavezzi took advantage of keeper blooper
• Then Messi controlled and half-volley the equaliser three minutes later 

Late goals from Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi gave Argentina a 2-2 draw with Mexico on Tuesday and saved their blushes after they had dominated the match but failed to convert chances in an open friendly game in Dallas.

Aguero scored after 85 minutes when Ezequiel Lavezzi took advantage of a blooper by the Mexican goalkeeper and crossed for him to side-foot into the empty net.

Three minutes later Messi chested down the ball inside the box and then half-volleyed home to rob Mexico of the win.

Lionel Messi (left) celebrates with Sergio Aguero after salvaging a late draw for Argentina against Mexico

The Barcelona star fired home two
minutes form time to make it 2-2 at the AT&T Stadium in Texas

Aguero had halved Argentina's deficit shortly before Messi struck the equalising goal 

Argentina's Ezequiel Lavezzi takes the ball past Mexico goalkeeper Moises Munoz before crossing for Aguero to score and make it 1-2 

Javier Hernandez, the former Manchester United player, converted a penalty earlier in the contest

MATCH FACTS 

Argentina: Guzman; Roncaglia, Demichelis, Otamendi, Rojo (Mas 71); Gago (Pereyra 76), Mascherano, Banega; Messi, Tevez (Aguero 76), Correa (Lavezzi 77)
Substitutes not used: Romero; Rodriguez, Casco, Funes, Lamela, Gaitan, Kranevitter
Scorers: Aguero 85; Messi 89
Booked: Otamendi, Roncaglia
Mexico: Munoz; I Jimenez, Moreno, Marquez (Alanis 86), Reyes, Layun; Herrera (Duenas 82), Vazquez (Torres Nilo 66), Guardado; R Jimenez, Hernandez (Vela 77)
Substitutes not used: Talavera; Aquino, Guemez, Esquivel
Scorers: Hernandez pen 19; Herrera 70
Booked: Marquez
Referee: R Salazar

'Mexico scored the goals but I think Argentina controlled the game,' coach Gerardo Martino said after the match. 'We had as many chances but we didn't put them away.'

The Mexicans went in 1-0 up at half time after Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez scored from the penalty spot and the former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker should have made it two but blazed over with just the keeper to beat.

Hector Herrera got Mexico's second after 70 minutes as Ricardo Ferretti's team harried their opponents with quick counter attacks but Argentina's superstar double put a more realistic tint on the scoreline with their late goals. 

The result extends Argentina's unbeaten streak to 11 games and Martino's team must now concentrate on their upcoming World Cup qualifying campaign.

After losing the final of the 2014 tournament to Germany, they kick off their Russia 2018 campaign at home to Ecuador in Buenos Aires on October 8. Five days later they go to Asuncion to play Paraguay. 

Argentina's Nicolas Otamendi fouls Mexico's Raul Jimenez inside the box

Hernandez, who moved to Bayer Leverkusen from Manchester United last month, slotted home the kick

Hernandez is mobbed by his Mexico team-mates after opening the scoring at AT&T Stadium

Messi on the ball during the second-half of the international friendly between Argentina and Mexico

Messi shakes hands with the Mexico players at the final whistle after Argentina's fightback

Facundo Rocaglia of Argentina takes the ball away from Andres Guardado during the game

Mexico celebrate underneath the giant TV screen after Hernandez converted from the penalty spot

Ecuador beat Honduras 2-0 in one of the evening's other friendlies, while a last minute penalty from Jefferson Farfan gave Peru a 1-1 draw against Colombia.

Venezuela and Panama also shared the spoils in a dour 1-1 draw, Brazil hammered the United States 4-1 in Massachusetts, and an early Bryan Ruiz goal gave Costa Rica a 1-0 victory over Uruguay