Argentina vs Venezuela, 2019 International Friendly, 2019 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Argentina

59': Lautaro Martínez

FT
1 - 3

Venezuela

6': Salomón Rondón
44': Jhon Murillo
75': Josef Martínez (P)

Lionel Messi takes precautionary leave after losing Argentina return

Argentina's Lionel Messi returned to international duty for the first time since the World Cup in a 3-1 loss to Venezuela in Madrid.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
5': Foul by Júnior Moreno (Venezuela).
5': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Goal! Argentina 0, Venezuela 1. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Rosales with a through ball.
9': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Venezuela).
9': Gonzalo Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
10': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Júnior Moreno.
12': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Venezuela).
12': Gonzalo Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
15': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Júnior Moreno (Venezuela).
18': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Jhon Murillo.
19': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
19': Jhon Murillo (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
20': Juan Foyth (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
21': Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Gabriel Mercado (Argentina).
26': Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Wuilker Fariñez.
28': Attempt missed. Gabriel Mercado (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross following a corner.
29': Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jhon Murillo.
30': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
30': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Wuilker Fariñez.
32': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Mikel Villanueva.
33': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Argentina).
33': Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Foul by Mikel Villanueva (Venezuela).
33': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Mikel Villanueva (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt saved. Darwin Machís (Venezuela) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jhon Murillo with a through ball.
36': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Franco Armani.
36': Attempt missed. Mikel Villanueva (Venezuela) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yangel Herrera with a headed pass following a corner.
37': Offside, Argentina. Giovani Lo Celso tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Montiel is caught offside.
38': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Martínez.
38': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Wuilker Fariñez.
40': Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ronald Hernández.
41': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Ronald Hernández.
41': Offside, Venezuela. Salomón Rondón tries a through ball, but Darwin Machís is caught offside.
43': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
43': Foul by Juan Foyth (Argentina).
43': Jhon Murillo (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Juan Foyth (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
44': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Goal! Argentina 0, Venezuela 2. Jhon Murillo (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Rosales following a set piece situation.
45'+1': First Half ends, Argentina 0, Venezuela 2.
45': Second Half begins Argentina 0, Venezuela 2.
45': Substitution, Argentina. Domingo Blanco replaces Lisandro Martínez.
45': Substitution, Argentina. Matías Suárez replaces Gonzalo Martínez.
45': Substitution, Argentina. Walter Kannemann replaces Gabriel Mercado.
47': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Venezuela).
47': Matías Suárez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Ronald Hernández (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
47': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Salomón Rondón.
49': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Suárez.
49': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Ronald Hernández.
52': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
52': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).
54': Jhon Murillo (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
55': Jhon Murillo (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Delay in match Jhon Murillo (Venezuela) because of an injury.
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
56': Walter Kannemann (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Hand ball by Juan Foyth (Argentina).
59': Goal! Argentina 1, Venezuela 2. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso following a fast break.
61': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
61': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Walter Kannemann.
63': Hand ball by Yordan Osorio (Venezuela).
63': Yordan Osorio (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
64': Substitution, Venezuela. Yeferson Soteldo replaces Yangel Herrera.
67': Offside, Argentina. Matías Suárez tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
69': Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico.
70': Substitution, Argentina. Darío Benedetto replaces Lautaro Martínez.
71': Hand ball by Juan Foyth (Argentina).
72': Substitution, Venezuela. Josef Martínez replaces Salomón Rondón.
74': Penalty Venezuela. Josef Martínez draws a foul in the penalty area.
74': Penalty conceded by Juan Foyth (Argentina) after a foul in the penalty area.
75': Goal! Argentina 1, Venezuela 3. Josef Martínez (Venezuela) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
78': Substitution, Argentina. Roberto Pereyra replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
79': Substitution, Venezuela. Juanpi replaces Darwin Machís.
81': Foul by Yordan Osorio (Venezuela).
81': Roberto Pereyra (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
82': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
82': Roberto Pereyra (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Venezuela).
84': Roberto Pereyra (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Walter Kannemann (Argentina).
85': Josef Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
87': Foul by Juanpi (Venezuela).
87': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Juanpi (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
89': Substitution, Venezuela. Jan Carlos Hurtado replaces Jhon Murillo.
90': Domingo Blanco (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Venezuela).
90'+1': Foul by Juanpi (Venezuela).
90'+1': Juan Foyth (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Venezuela).
90'+1': Matías Suárez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Argentina 1, Venezuela 3.
90'+3': Match ends, Argentina 1, Venezuela 3.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 20,000

Line-Ups

Argentina (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Franco Armani (GK)
2	Gabriel Mercado
14	Lisandro Martínez
29	Juan Foyth
5	Leandro Paredes
20	Giovani Lo Celso
3	Nicolás Tagliafico
24	Gonzalo Montiel
22	Lautaro Martínez
18	Gonzalo Martínez
10	Lionel Messi

Argentina Substitutes:

Marcos Acuña, Paulo Dybala, Domingo Blanco, Juan Musso, Darío Benedetto, Roberto Pereyra, Wálter Kannemann, Matías Suárez, Agustín Marchesín, Matías Zaracho, Iván Marcone, Renzo Saravia.

Venezuela (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Wuilker Faríñez (GK)
2	Mikel Villanueva
3	Yordan Osorio
16	Roberto Rosales
20	Ronald Hernández
8	Tomás Rincón
18	Yangel Herrera
5	Júnior Moreno
11	Darwin Machis
15	Jhon Murillo
23	Salomón Rondón

Venezuela Substitutes:

Alexander González, Sergio Córdova, Juanpi, Jhon Chancellor, Yeferson Soteldo, Luis Seijas, Rafael Romo, Luis Mago, Arquímedes Figuera, Fernando Aristeguieta, Jan Hurtado, Josef Martínez.

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