International Friendly

FT Friday, March 22, 2019
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Match Report

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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.

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Head to Head

ARG leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

ARG · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Franco ArmaniG
  2. 2Gabriel MercadoCD
  3. 14Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  4. 29Juan FoythCD-R
  5. 5Leandro ParedesCM-L
  6. 20Giovani Lo CelsoCM-R
  7. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLM
  8. 24Gonzalo MontielRM
  9. 22Lautaro MartínezF
  10. 18Gonzalo MartínezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Marcos AcuñaSUB
  2. 21Paulo DybalaSUB
  3. 25Domingo BlancoSUB
  4. 32Juan MussoSUB
  5. 9Darío BenedettoSUB
  6. 7Roberto PereyraSUB
  7. 4Wálter KannemannSUB
  8. 27Matías SuárezSUB
  9. 12Agustín MarchesínSUB
  10. 19Matías ZarachoSUB
  11. 13Iván MarconeSUB
  12. 26Renzo SaraviaSUB

VEN · 4-5-1

  1. 1Wuilker FaríñezG
  2. 2Mikel VillanuevaCD-L
  3. 3Yordan OsorioCD-R
  4. 16Roberto RosalesLB
  5. 20Ronald HernándezRB
  6. 8Tomás RincónCM-L
  7. 18Yangel HerreraCM-R
  8. 5Júnior MorenoAM
  9. 11Darwin MachisLM
  10. 15Jhon MurilloRM
  11. 23Salomón RondónF

Substitutes

  1. 21Alexander GonzálezSUB
  2. 9Sergio CórdovaSUB
  3. 7JuanpiSUB
  4. 4Jhon ChancellorSUB
  5. 10Yeferson SoteldoSUB
  6. 13Luis SeijasSUB
  7. 22Rafael RomoSUB
  8. 14Luis MagoSUB
  9. 24Arquímedes FigueraSUB
  10. 25Fernando AristeguietaSUB
  11. 26Jan HurtadoSUB
  12. 17Josef MartínezSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 33' Mikel Villanueva (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 44' Juan Foyth (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 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.
  5. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Walter Kannemann replaces Gabriel Mercado.
  6. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Domingo Blanco replaces Lisandro Martínez.
  7. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Matías Suárez replaces Gonzalo Martínez.
  8. 47' Ronald Hernández (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 54' Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 56' Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 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.
  12. 63' Yordan Osorio (Venezuela) Yellow Card at 63'
  13. 64' Substitution, Venezuela. Yeferson Soteldo replaces Yangel Herrera.
  14. 70' Substitution, Argentina. Darío Benedetto replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  15. 72' Substitution, Venezuela. Josef Martínez replaces Salomón Rondón.
  16. 75' Goal! Argentina 1, Venezuela 3. Josef Martínez (Venezuela) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  17. 78' Substitution, Argentina. Roberto Pereyra replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  18. 79' Substitution, Venezuela. Juanpi replaces Darwin Machís.
  19. 82' Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 87' Juanpi (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 89' Substitution, Venezuela. Jan Carlos Hurtado replaces Jhon Murillo.

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