International Friendly

FT Friday, March 27, 2026
Mauritania DDLDL 1
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Argentina WLWWW 2
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MTN011
ARG202
Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera) · 45,760 att.

Match Report

Photo by JUAN IGNACIO RONCORONI/EPA/Shutterstock

Enzo, Paz secure Argentina win as La Bombonera cheers for Messi

Lionel Messi came off the bench in the second half as Argentina beat Mauritania 2-1 in a World Cup warm-up friendly in Buenos Aires on Friday night.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
35.7
Possession
64.3
11
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
338
Accurate Passes
650
386
Passes
705
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
3
5
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
33
Long Balls
27
11
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
13
15
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
7
16
Effective Clearances
6
16
Clearances
6

Highlights

01:02 Scaloni: Messi hasn't decided whether he will play at World Cup Watch on ESPN

Lineups

ARG · 4-3-3

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 6Marcos SenesiCD-L
  3. 13Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 8Marcos AcuñaLB
  5. 26Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 20Alexis Mac AllisterCM
  7. 11Thiago AlmadaLM
  8. 24Enzo FernándezRM
  9. 9Julián ÁlvarezF
  10. 15Nico GonzálezLF
  11. 18Nico PazRF

MTN · 4-4-2

  1. 30Mamadou DiopG
  2. 21Jordan LefortCD-L
  3. 5Lamine BaCD-R
  4. 3Aly AbeidLB
  5. 20Ibrahima KeitaRB
  6. 11Maata MagassaCM-L
  7. 29Oumar NgomCM-R
  8. 78Djeidi GassamaLM
  9. 23Beyatt LekweiryRM
  10. 27Mamadou DialloCF-L
  11. 7Aboubakary KoitaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Argentina 1, Mauritania 0. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross.
  2. 32' Goal! Argentina 2, Mauritania 0. Nico Paz (Argentina) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 38' Lamine Ba (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Mauritania. Papa Yade replaces Mamadou Diallo.
  5. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Nico González.
  6. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Lionel Messi replaces Nico Paz.
  7. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Franco Mastantuono replaces Julián Alvarez.
  8. 56' Substitution, Argentina. Giuliano Simeone replaces Enzo Fernández.
  9. 61' Marcos Senesi (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 63' Substitution, Mauritania. Sidi Amar replaces Djeidi Gassama.
  11. 69' Substitution, Argentina. Gabriel Rojas replaces Marcos Acuña.
  12. 69' Substitution, Argentina. Agustín Giay replaces Nahuel Molina.
  13. 75' Substitution, Argentina. José López replaces Thiago Almada.
  14. 76' Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  15. 78' Substitution, Mauritania. Khadim Diaw replaces Aly Abeid.
  16. 78' Substitution, Mauritania. Moctar El Hacen replaces Oumar Ngom.
  17. 78' Substitution, Mauritania. Yacoub Ethmane replaces Maata Magassa.
  18. 85' Substitution, Mauritania. Abdallahi Mahmoud replaces Lamine Ba.
  19. 85' Substitution, Mauritania. Nouh El Abd replaces Aboubakary Koïta.
  20. 85' Substitution, Mauritania. Souleymane Anne replaces Beyatt Lekoueiry.
  21. 90'+4' Goal! Argentina 2, Mauritania 1. Jordan Lefort (Mauritania) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yacoub Ethmane following a set piece situation.

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