FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

FT Friday, March 25, 2022
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Argentina WWDWW 3
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Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera) · 42,000 att.

Match Report

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Lionel Messi scores on Argentina return in win over Venezuela

Argentina scored twice in three minutes late in the second half, including a curiously mis-hit effort from Lionel Messi, to beat Venezuela 3-0.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
1
27.2
Possession
72.8
3
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
184
Accurate Passes
648
264
Passes
717
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
1
8
Crosses
9
0.1
Cross %
0.1
48
Long Balls
31
18
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
8
17
Effective Clearances
10
17
Clearances
10

Head to Head

ARG leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ARG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Franco ArmaniG
  2. 19Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 6Germán PezzellaCD-R
  4. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 13Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 8Alexis Mac AllisterAM
  7. 5Leandro ParedesLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 10Lionel MessiF
  10. 16Joaquín CorreaAM-L
  11. 15Nico GonzálezAM-R

VEN · 5-3-2

  1. 1Wuilker FaríñezG
  2. 4Jhon ChancellorCD
  3. 3Christian MakounCD-L
  4. 2Nahuel FerraresiCD-R
  5. 19Miguel NavarroLB
  6. 16Roberto RosalesRB
  7. 6Yangel HerreraCM
  8. 8Cristian Cásseres Jr.CM-L
  9. 13José Andrés MartínezCM-R
  10. 17Josef MartínezCF-L
  11. 23Salomón RondónCF-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Miguel Ángel Navarro (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 35' Goal! Argentina 1, Venezuela 0. Nicolás González (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Venezuela. Jhon Murillo replaces Miguel Ángel Navarro.
  4. 62' Substitution, Venezuela. Fernando Aristeguieta replaces Josef Martínez.
  5. 62' Substitution, Venezuela. Luis González replaces Cristian Cásseres Jr.
  6. 64' Substitution, Argentina. Ángel Correa replaces Joaquín Correa.
  7. 67' Jhon Chancellor (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 69' Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 70' Substitution, Argentina. Ángel Di María replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  10. 71' Roberto Rosales (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 77' Substitution, Venezuela. Darwin Machís replaces Yangel Herrera.
  12. 79' Goal! Argentina 2, Venezuela 0. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul with a through ball.
  13. 82' Goal! Argentina 3, Venezuela 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
  14. 83' Substitution, Venezuela. Jefferson Savarino replaces Salomón Rondón.
  15. 87' Substitution, Argentina. Lucas Boyé replaces Nicolás González because of an injury.
  16. 88' Substitution, Argentina. Guido Rodríguez replaces Leandro Paredes.

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