International Friendlies ｜ International Friendly ｜ 2026-10-07 08:00 JST
3 – 0
48' N. Otamendi 61' N. Paz 71' L. Messi
Match summary Argentina and Benin met in the International Friendlies International Friendly on October 7. Argentina cruised to a 3-0 victory over Benin. It was 0-0 at half-time. Argentina scored 3 after the break to seal the win.
Argentina controlled the game with 67% possession and 5 shots (4 for their opponents). Argentina scored 3 from 3 shots on target.
Team stats 4-3-3 23 Martíne 3 Tagl iaf 19 Otam end 13 Romero 4 Giay 8 Fernánd 20 Alliste 7 Paul 9 Álvarez 22 Martíne 10 Messi
4-2-3-1 1 Dandjin 3 Ouorou 13 Tijani 5 Roche 2 Omore 8 Imouran 15 D'Almei 11 Ouorou 18 Olaitan 17 Aloko 10 Tosin
View as table Argentina Stat Benin 4-3-3 Formation 4-2-3-1 67% Possession 33% 5 Shots 4 3 Shots on target 0 2 Shots off target 2 0 Blocked shots 2 3 Shots inside the box 3 2 Shots outside the box 1 2 Corner kicks 1 1 Offsides 0 2 Fouls 3 219 Passes 104 200 Accurate passes 85 91% Pass accuracy 82% 0 Goalkeeper saves 3 0 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Fernando Andre Vejar Diaz, Chile
Player stats Argentina Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK E. Martínez 0 5(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 29 DF Agustín Giay 0 1 13(93%) 0 0 0 6.7 29 2(1) DF Cristian Romero 0 1 1 27(96%) 0 0 0 1 7 29 2(1) DF Nicolás Otamendi 0 1(100%) 25(96%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 29 3 4(2) DF N. Tagliafico 0 10(83%) 0 0 0 6.7 29 1 MF R. De Paul 1 0 1 29(94%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 29 2 3(1) MF A. Mac Allister 0 1 25(96%) 0 0 0 6.6 29 2(1) MF E. Fernández 1 1 0 1 28(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 29 1 3(2) FW L. Messi 3 2 0 14(78%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 29 4(1) FW Lisandro Martínez 0 1 6(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 29 1(None) FW Julián Álvarez 0 18(86%) 0 0 0 6.6 29 1 1 1(None) GK J. Musso 0 0 0 0 GK G. Rulli 0 0 0 0 DF L. Balerdi 0 0 0 0 DF Lisandro Martínez 0 0 0 0 DF F. Medina 0 0 0 0 MF V. Barco 0 0 0 0 FW Nico González 0 0 0 0 MF G. Lo Celso 0 0 0 0 MF E. Palacios 0 0 0 0 FW N. Paz 0 0 0 0 FW G. Prestianni 0 0 0 0 FW Giuliano Simeone Baldini 0 0 0 0 FW Leonel Flores 0 0 0 0 FW José Manuel López 0 0 0 0 FW Franco Mastantuono 0 0 0 0
Benin Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Marcel Dandjinou 0 7(78%) 0 0 0 6.7 29 DF Liam Omore 0 5(62%) 0 0 0 6.6 29 1(1) DF Yohan Roche 0 13(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 29 1 1(1) DF Mohamed Tijani 0 14(78%) 0 0 0 6.6 29 1 DF Tamimou Ouorou 0 14(88%) 0 0 0 6.3 29 1 MF Sessi D'Almeida 0 2 2(40%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 29 6(3) MF Hassane Imourane 0 4 15(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 29 2 5(4) MF Rodolfo Aloko 0 1(100%) 3(75%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 29 1 2(1) MF J. Olaitan 1 0 1(100%) 8(89%) 0 0 0 6.6 29 1 3(2) MF Yamirou Ouorou 0 1(50%) 3(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 29 3(1) FW A. Tosin 1 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 6.2 29 1(None) GK Adebiyi Marcel Serge Obassa 0 0 0 0 GK Saturnin Allagbe 0 0 0 0 DF Charlemagne Azongnitode 0 0 0 0 DF Amiro Amadou 0 0 0 0 MF Samadou Attidjikou 0 0 0 0 FW Junior Olougbade 0 0 0 0 FW Olatoundji Tessilimi 0 0 0 0 FW Sahid Ngobi 0 0 0 0 FW Joseph Oloko Ede 0 0 0 0 MF Matteo Ahlinvi 0 0 0 0 FW Jodel Dossou 0 0 0 0
Lineups Argentina Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 E. Martínez Starter DF 4 A. Giay Starter DF 13 Cristian Romero Starter DF 19 N. Otamendi Starter DF 3 N. Tagliafico Starter MF 7 R. De Paul Starter MF 20 A. Mac Allister Starter MF 8 E. Fernández Starter FW 10 L. Messi Starter FW 22 Lisandro Martínez Starter FW 9 Julián Álvarez Bench DF 6 Lisandro Martínez Bench DF 25 F. Medina Bench MF 14 E. Palacios Bench MF 11 G. Lo Celso Bench FW 18 N. Paz Bench FW 15 Nico González Bench FW 30 Franco Mastantuono Bench FW 31 L. Flores
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 G. Rulli Bench GK 1 J. Musso Bench DF 2 L. Balerdi Bench MF 24 V. Barco Bench FW 17 Giuliano Simeone Baldini Bench FW 16 G. Prestianni Bench FW 21 J. Lopez
Benin Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 M. Dandjinou Starter DF 2 L. Omore Starter DF 5 Y. Roche Starter DF 13 M. Tijani Starter DF 3 Tamimou Ouorou Starter MF 15 S. D'Almeida Starter MF 8 H. Imourane Starter MF 17 R. Aloko Starter MF 18 J. Olaitan Starter MF 11 Y. Ouorou Starter FW 10 A. Tosin Bench GK 16 S. Allagbe Bench DF 4 A. Amadou Bench DF 12 C. Azongnitode Bench MF 7 M. Ahlinvi Bench MF 22 A. Samadou Bench FW 20 J. Dossou Bench FW 6 S. Ngobi Bench FW 19 J. Olugbade
Show unused substitutes (3) Role Pos No. Player Bench 23 A. Obassa Bench FW 14 O. Tessilimi Bench FW 21 E. Oloko
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 44' Argentina 🟨 Yellow card N. Otamendi 2H 3' Argentina ⚽ Goal N. Otamendi 1-0 2H 7' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Otamendi → IN Lisandro Martínez 2H 7' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Tagliafico → IN F. Medina 2H 10' Benin 🟨 Yellow card M. Tijani 2H 14' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT R. De Paul → IN N. Paz 2H 15' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT Julián Álvarez → IN Nico González 2H 16' Argentina ⚽ Goal N. Paz 2-0 2H 19' Benin 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Olaitan → IN M. Ahlinvi 2H 19' Benin 🔄 Substitution OUT Y. Ouorou → IN J. Olugbade 2H 26' Argentina ⚽ Goal L. Messi 3-0 2H 30' Benin 🔄 Substitution OUT Tamimou Ouorou → IN C. Azongnitode 2H 30' Benin 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Tosin → IN J. Dossou 2H 31' Benin 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Dandjinou → IN S. Allagbe 2H 33' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT Lisandro Martínez → IN L. Flores 2H 34' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Fernández → IN E. Palacios 2H 34' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Mac Allister → IN G. Lo Celso 2H 34' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT Cristian Romero → IN Franco Mastantuono 2H 45+1' Benin 🔄 Substitution OUT Y. Roche → IN A. Amadou 2H 45+1' Benin 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Imourane → IN A. Samadou 2H 45+1' Benin 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Aloko → IN S. Ngobi
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