International Friendly

Argentina vs Bolivia, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Argentina
  • 19': Lautaro Martínez
  • 29': Nico Paz
  • 54': Cristian Romero
  • 86': José Manuel López
FT
4 - 0
Bolivia

    Argentina beat Bolivia as post-Lionel Messi era nears

    Argentina did what they normally do against CONMEBOL foe Bolivia on Wednesday night in Córdoba: they won the match handily, but did it without Lionel Messi.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Roberto Fernández (Bolivia).
    • 2': Agustín Giay (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Foul by Yomar Rocha (Bolivia).
    • 4': Román Vega (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Diego Arroyo.
    • 15': Handball by Gianluca Prestianni (Argentina).
    • 16': Robson Matheus (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
    • 17': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Román Vega.
    • 18': Foul by Efraín Morales (Bolivia).
    • 18': Cristian Romero (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Goal! Argentina 1, Bolivia 0. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 20': Miguel Terceros (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Argentina).
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Romero.
    • 25': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Ramiro Vaca.
    • 25': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Yomar Rocha.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Argentina) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Paz with a cross following a corner.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Nico Paz (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 27': Roberto Fernández (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Nico Paz (Argentina).
    • 29': Goal! Argentina 2, Bolivia 0. Nico Paz (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a through ball.
    • 34': Roberto Fernández (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Guillermo Viscarra (Bolivia).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Efraín Morales.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Arroyo (Bolivia).
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Substitution, Bolivia. Leonardo Viviani replaces Diego Arroyo because of an injury.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Guillermo Viscarra (Bolivia). Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
    • 45': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Efraín Morales.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Nico Paz with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Ramiro Vaca (Bolivia).
    • 45'+1': Julián Alvarez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Héctor Cuéllar.
    • 45'+3': Handball by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
    • 45'+3': Robson Matheus (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Argentina 2, Bolivia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Argentina 2, Bolivia 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Bolivia. José Flores replaces Ramiro Vaca.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Nico Paz (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 47': Roberto Fernández (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
    • 48': Attempt missed. Robson Matheus (Bolivia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Viviani.
    • 50': Miguel Terceros (Bolivia) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 50': Miguel Terceros (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 51': Robson Matheus (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Gianluca Prestianni (Argentina).
    • 53': Foul by Miguel Terceros (Bolivia).
    • 53': Román Vega (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Goal! Argentina 3, Bolivia 0. Cristian Romero (Argentina) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Paz with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 56': Substitution, Argentina. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Cristian Romero.
    • 56': Substitution, Argentina. Valentín Barco replaces Gianluca Prestianni.
    • 56': Substitution, Argentina. Franco Mastantuono replaces Nico Paz.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Román Vega (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Barco.
    • 58': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Marcelo Tórrez.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Franco Mastantuono with a cross following a corner.
    • 60': Foul by Héctor Cuéllar (Bolivia).
    • 60': Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Jesús Maraude (Bolivia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Flores.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Roberto Fernández.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Franco Mastantuono with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Foul by Yomar Rocha (Bolivia).
    • 67': Valentín Barco (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Miguel Terceros (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Román Vega (Argentina).
    • 69': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Marcelo Tórrez.
    • 70': Foul by Héctor Cuéllar (Bolivia).
    • 70': Leonardo Balerdi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Marcelo Tórrez.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julián Alvarez with a cross following a corner.
    • 72': Substitution, Bolivia. Óscar López replaces Robson Matheus.
    • 73': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Efraín Morales.
    • 74': Foul by Óscar López (Bolivia).
    • 74': Franco Mastantuono (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Substitution, Argentina. Equi Fernández replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 74': Substitution, Argentina. Santiago Simón replaces Agustín Giay.
    • 75': Substitution, Argentina. José Manuel López replaces Lautaro Martínez because of an injury.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 76': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Héctor Cuéllar.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Equi Fernández (Argentina) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Franco Mastantuono with a cross following a corner.
    • 79': Foul by Miguel Terceros (Bolivia).
    • 79': Román Vega (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Argentina. Leonel Flores replaces Lisandro Martínez.
    • 81': Substitution, Argentina. Valentín Gómez replaces Exequiel Palacios.
    • 83': Substitution, Bolivia. Diego Medina replaces Roberto Fernández.
    • 83': Substitution, Bolivia. Pablo Lima replaces Héctor Cuéllar.
    • 83': Substitution, Bolivia. Luís Haquín replaces Jesús Maraude.
    • 83': Substitution, Bolivia. José Martínez replaces Miguel Terceros.
    • 83': Attempt missed. José Manuel López (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leonel Flores with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. José Flores (Bolivia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Lima.
    • 85': Offside, Argentina. José Manuel López is caught offside.
    • 86': Goal! Argentina 4, Bolivia 0. José Manuel López (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 88': Foul by José Flores (Bolivia).
    • 88': Valentín Gómez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': José Martínez (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Equi Fernández (Argentina).
    • 90'+1': Offside, Bolivia. Óscar López is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Leonel Flores (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Guillermo Viscarra (Bolivia). Assisted by Román Vega.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Argentina 4, Bolivia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Argentina 4, Bolivia 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/bol.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originBOL ARGhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/arg.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    12 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 12
    2 Saves 0
    31.4 Possession 68.6
    3 SHOTS 18
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    273 Accurate Passes 643
    336 Passes 713
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 11
    1 Crosses 25
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    42 Long Balls 39
    18 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    11 Effective Tackles 15
    16 Tackles 25
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 6
    27 Effective Clearances 3
    27 Clearances 3

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Mario Alberto Kempes
    Location: Córdoba, Argentina

    Line-Ups

    ARG Argentina (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    6 Lisandro Martínez
    13 Cristian Romero
    33 Román Vega
    4 Agustín Giay
    20 Alexis Mac Allister
    14 Exequiel Palacios
    16 Gianluca Prestianni
    18 Nico Paz
    22 Lautaro Martínez
    9 Julián Álvarez
    Argentina Substitutes:
    Matìas Soulè, Leonardo Balerdi, Nico González, Santiago Castro, Giuliano Simeone, Valentín Barco, Ezequiel Fernández, Valentín Gómez, Gerónimo Rulli, Juan Musso, Franco Mastantuono, Santiago Simón, Leonel Flores, Facundo Medina, José Manuel López.

    BOL Bolivia (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    23 Guillermo Viscarra (GK)
    5 Efraín Morales
    2 Diego Arroyo
    22 Marcelo Tórrez
    10 Ramiro Vaca
    14 Robson Matheus
    6 Héctor Cuéllar
    17 Roberto Fernández
    21 Yomar Rocha
    18 Jesús Maraude
    7 Miguel Terceros Yellow Card
    Bolivia Substitutes:
    Óscar López, Diego Medina, Gerónimo Govea, Rai Lima, José Martínez, Richet Gómez, José Flores, Gabriel Villamil, Luis Banegas, Tonino Melgar, Leonardo Viviani, Luis Haquin.

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