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Match Report

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Messi nets 2 in last home game as Argentina win

Argentina beat Venezuela 3-0 on Thursday night as Lionel Messi scored two goals in his final competitive home match in front of his country's fans in Buenos Aires.

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Head to Head

ARG leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ARG · 4-2-2-2

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 19Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 13Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 2Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 5Leandro ParedesCM-L
  7. 7Rodrigo De PaulCM-R
  8. 9Julián ÁlvarezCF-L
  9. 10Lionel MessiCF-R
  10. 16Thiago AlmadaAM-L
  11. 21Franco MastantuonoAM-R

VEN · 5-3-2

  1. 22Rafael RomoG
  2. 3Wilker ÁngelCD
  3. 5Christian MakounCD-L
  4. 2Nahuel FerraresiCD-R
  5. 15Miguel NavarroLB
  6. 4Jon AramburuRB
  7. 8Tomás RincónCM
  8. 18Cristian Cásseres Jr.CM-L
  9. 20Eduard BelloCM-R
  10. 23Salomón RondónCF-L
  11. 7Jefferson SavarinoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 39' Goal! Argentina 1, Venezuela 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez following a fast break.
  3. 45' Substitution, Venezuela. Jorge Yriarte replaces Tomás Rincón.
  4. 56' Substitution, Venezuela. Yeferson Soteldo replaces Miguel Navarro.
  5. 56' Substitution, Venezuela. Josef Martínez replaces Salomón Rondón.
  6. 60' Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 63' Substitution, Argentina. Nico González replaces Franco Mastantuono.
  8. 64' Cristian Romero (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 67' Substitution, Venezuela. Leonardo Flores replaces Jefferson Savarino.
  10. 74' Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Leandro Paredes.
  11. 74' Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Julián Alvarez.
  12. 76' Goal! Argentina 2, Venezuela 0. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nico González following a set piece situation.
  13. 80' Goal! Argentina 3, Venezuela 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
  14. 81' Substitution, Argentina. Giuliano Simeone replaces Nahuel Molina.
  15. 81' Substitution, Argentina. Nico Paz replaces Thiago Almada.
  16. 81' Substitution, Venezuela. Jhon Murillo replaces Eduard Bello.

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