Argentina vs Zambia, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Argentina

4': Julián Álvarez
43': Lionel Messi
50': Nicolás Otamendi (P)
68': Dominic Chanda (OG)
90'+4': Valentín Barco

FT
5 - 0

Zambia

About

Argentina are hosting Zambia at Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Handball by Kingstone Mutandwa (Zambia).
4': Goal! Argentina 1, Zambia 0. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
6': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Albert Kangwanda (Zambia).
7': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by David Simukonda.
10': Corner, Zambia. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
12': Attempt blocked. Fashion Sakala (Zambia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Chanda.
12': Corner, Zambia. Conceded by Alexis Mac Allister.
13': Corner, Zambia. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
14': David Simukonda (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Argentina).
23': Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi is caught offside.
34': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
37': Offside, Argentina. Nahuel Molina is caught offside.
39': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Dominic Chanda.
40': Attempt missed. Albert Kangwanda (Zambia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Given Kalusa following a fast break.
42': Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi is caught offside.
43': Goal! Argentina 2, Zambia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
45': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Wilson Chisala (Zambia).
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Dominic Chanda (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Argentina).
45'+1': First Half ends, Argentina 2, Zambia 0.
45': Second Half begins Argentina 2, Zambia 0.
48': Penalty Argentina. Thiago Almada draws a foul in the penalty area.
48': Penalty conceded by Albert Kangwanda (Zambia) after a foul in the penalty area.
50': Goal! Argentina 3, Zambia 0. Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
53': Substitution, Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
54': Substitution, Argentina. Nico González replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.
54': Substitution, Argentina. Valentín Barco replaces Leandro Paredes.
56': Attempt saved. Kingstone Mutandwa (Zambia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Argentina).
57': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Dominic Chanda.
59': Foul by Valentín Barco (Argentina).
59': Obino Chisala (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, Zambia. Owen Tembo replaces Kingstone Mutandwa.
60': Substitution, Zambia. Patson Daka replaces Given Kalusa.
61': Substitution, Zambia. Chanka Zimba replaces Fashion Sakala.
62': Corner, Zambia. Conceded by Nico González.
63': Offside, Zambia. Chanka Zimba is caught offside.
65': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Willard Mwanza (Zambia). Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
65': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Willard Mwanza.
68': Own Goal by Dominic Chanda, Zambia. Argentina 4, Zambia 0.
69': Substitution, Argentina. Lucas Martínez Quarta replaces Nicolás Otamendi.
70': Substitution, Argentina. Giuliano Simeone replaces Julián Alvarez.
72': Foul by David Simukonda (Zambia).
72': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Substitution, Argentina. Máximo Perrone replaces Enzo Fernández.
74': Substitution, Argentina. Nico Paz replaces Thiago Almada.
74': Substitution, Argentina. Juan Musso replaces Emiliano Martínez.
76': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
77': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Barco.
77': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Tinklar Sinkala.
77': Substitution, Zambia. Pascal Phiri replaces Albert Kangwanda.
79': Chanka Zimba (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (Argentina).
79': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Argentina).
79': Patson Daka (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Tinklar Sinkala (Zambia).
80': Valentín Barco (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Wilson Chisala (Zambia).
82': Giuliano Simeone (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Dominic Chanda.
84': Attempt missed. Nico Paz (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Máximo Perrone following a corner.
86': Foul by Owen Tembo (Zambia).
86': Valentín Barco (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Argentina).
86': Patson Daka (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, Zambia. Kondwani Chiboni replaces Wilson Chisala.
88': Substitution, Zambia. Frederick Mulambia replaces Frederick Mwimanzi.
88': Offside, Zambia. Chanka Zimba is caught offside.
88': Foul by Owen Tembo (Zambia).
88': Valentín Barco (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Owen Tembo (Zambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury David Simukonda (Zambia).
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': David Simukonda went off injured after Zambia had used all subs.
90'+4': Goal! Argentina 5, Zambia 0. Valentín Barco (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nico González.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Argentina 5, Zambia 0.
0': Match ends, Argentina 5, Zambia 0.

Statistics

ZAM		ARG
9	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	1
23.6	Possession	76.4
3	SHOTS	9
1	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
217	Accurate Passes	826
259	Passes	882
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	1
11	Crosses	8
0.0	Cross %	0.1
30	Long Balls	45
17	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.6	Long Balls %	0.8
1	Blocked Shots	2
5	Effective Tackles	10
10	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
17	Interceptions	5
18	Effective Clearances	12
18	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 50,000

Line-Ups

Argentina (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
19	Nicolás Otamendi
13	Cristian Romero
3	Nicolás Tagliafico
26	Nahuel Molina
5	Leandro Paredes
24	Enzo Fernández
20	Alexis Mac Allister
9	Julián Álvarez
11	Thiago Almada
10	Lionel Messi

Argentina Substitutes:

Gerónimo Rulli, Giuliano Simeone, Rodrigo De Paul, Nico González, Franco Mastantuono, Agustín Giay, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Marcos Acuña, Nico Paz, José Manuel López, Exequiel Palacios, Gianluca Prestianni, Valentín Barco, Máximo Perrone, Juan Musso.

Zambia (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Willard Mwanza (GK)
21	Dominic Chanda
5	Tinklar Sinkala
3	Obino Chisala
13	Frederick Mwaimanzi
15	Given Kalusa
28	David Simukonda
12	Wilson Chisala
9	Kingstone Mutandwa
10	Fashion Sakala
7	Albert Kangwanda

Zambia Substitutes:

Prince Mumba, Kelvin Mwanza, Owen Tembo, Brian Chilimina, Owen Mwamba, Pascal Phiri, Kondwani Chiboni, Mangani Banda, Patson Daka, Frederick Mulambia, Victor Chabu, Chanka Zimba.

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