International Friendly

FT Friday, June 9, 2017
Argentina LLWWL 1
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Brazil WWWWW 0
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Melbourne Cricket Ground

Match Report

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Argentina beat Brazil on coach Jorge Sampaoli's debut

Gabriel Mercado gave Jorge Sampaoli a debut win as Argentina boss as they beat Brazil 1-0 in a friendly in Australia.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
20
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
4
61.2
Possession
38.8
9
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
483
Accurate Passes
281
559
Passes
351
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.3
70
Long Balls
36
40
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
11
10
Tackles
15
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
17
Effective Clearances
8
17
Clearances
8

Head to Head

BRA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BRA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1WevertonG
  2. 4GilCD-L
  3. 3Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 5FernandinhoDM
  5. 6Filipe LuísLB
  6. 2FagnerRB
  7. 8Renato AugustoCM-L
  8. 15PaulinhoCM-R
  9. 19WillianLM
  10. 11Philippe CoutinhoRM
  11. 9Gabriel JesusF

ARG · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Sergio RomeroG
  2. 4Jonathan MaidanaCD
  3. 2Gabriel MercadoCD-L
  4. 17Nicolás OtamendiCD-R
  5. 19Éver BanegaCM-L
  6. 6Lucas BigliaCM-R
  7. 11Ángel Di MaríaLM
  8. 16José Luis GómezRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 21Paulo DybalaCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Jonathan Maidana (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 45' Goal! Brazil 0, Argentina 1. Gabriel Mercado (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  3. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Joaquín Correa replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
  4. 52' Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Tagliafico replaces José Luis Gómez.
  5. 66' Substitution, Brazil. Douglas Costa replaces Renato Augusto.
  6. 69' Substitution, Argentina. Guido Rodríguez replaces Paulo Dybala.
  7. 73' Substitution, Brazil. Rafinha replaces Fagner.
  8. 75' Substitution, Argentina. Emanuel Mammana replaces Gabriel Mercado.
  9. 78' Paulinho (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 80' Rafinha (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 81' Substitution, Brazil. Giuliano replaces Paulinho.
  12. 81' Substitution, Argentina. Manuel Lanzini replaces Éver Banega.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Brazil. Taison replaces Gabriel Jesus because of an injury.
  14. 90'+4' Substitution, Argentina. Marcos Acuña replaces Ángel Di María.

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