Argentina vs Venezuela, 2019 International Friendly, 2019 International Friendly
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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.
Statistics
 VEN |
ARG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 34 | Possession | 66 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 245 | Accurate Passes | 532 |
| 309 | Passes | 594 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 6 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 10 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 27 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 20,000
Venue:
Location: ,
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 |
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 |
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