India endured their fourth successive defeat in the FIH Pro League, going down 2-4 to Argentina in the Rourkela leg at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. Tadeo Marcucci struck twice for Argentina, while Tomas Domene and Lucio Mendez also found the net. Aditya Lalage and Sanjay scored late goals for India, but the hosts were undone by defensive lapses

Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey termed India’s 0-8 loss to Argentina in the FIH Pro League at Rourkela as “a bad day at the office,” backing the team to bounce back despite the humiliating defeat. Over 15,000 fans at the Birsa Munda Stadium witnessed India’s worst loss since the 2010 Commonwealth Games final