Argentina vs Venezuela
Ref: Piero Maza, ChileEstadio Mâs Monumental, Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires · 83,214 cap
Match recap
Argentina beat Venezuela 3–0 in their World Cup - Qualification South America fixture. Messi, Lautaro Martínez, and Messi scored for Argentina. Argentina held 77% possession to 23% for Venezuela. Argentina sit 1st in the World Cup - Qualification South America table while Venezuela are 8th.
First Half
16'
Cásseres
Yellow Card
⚽
Messi
Assist: Álvarez
Second Half
46'
⇄
Rincón
56'
⇄
Navarro
56'
⇄
Rondón
60'
Aramburu
Yellow Card
⇄
Mastantuono
Romero
Yellow Card
67'
⇄
Savarino
⇄
Álvarez
⇄
Paredes
⚽
Lautaro Martínez
Assist: González
⚽
Messi
Assist: Almada
81'
⇄
Bello
⇄
Almada
⇄
Molina
Match Statistics
ArgentinaVenezuela
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
17
Shots
5
9
Shots on target
0
10
Shots in the box
0
7
Shots outside box
5
5
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
77%
Possession
23%
832
Total passes
254
777
Accurate passes
189
93%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 1 won
9
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
2
4
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
6
3
Blocked shots
2
Argentina
4-2-2-2
Venezuela
5-3-2Argentina
4-2-2-2Starting XI
- 2N. MolinaD
- 3N. TagliaficoD
- 5L. ParedesM
- 7R. De PaulM
- 9J. ÁlvarezF
- 10L. MessiF
- 13C. RomeroD
- 16T. AlmadaM
- 19N. OtamendiD
- 21Franco MastantuonoM
- 23E. MartínezG
Substitutes
- 1W. BenítezG
- 4G. MontielD
- 6L. BalerdiD
- 8M. AcuñaD
- 11G. Lo CelsoM
- 12G. RulliG
- 14E. PalaciosM
- 15N. GonzálezF
- 17G. SimeoneF
- 18N. PazM
- 20A. Mac AllisterM
- 22Lautaro MartínezF
Venezuela
5-3-2Starting XI
- 2N. FerraresiD
- 3W. ÁngelD
- 4J. AramburuD
- 5C. MakounD
- 7J. SavarinoF
- 8T. RincónM
- 15M. NavarroD
- 18C. CásseresM
- 20E. BelloM
- 22R. RomoG
- 23S. RondónF
Substitutes
- 1W. FariñezG
- 6L. FloresM
- 9K. KelsyF
- 10Y. SoteldoM
- 11G. MendozaM
- 12A. BarojaG
- 13D. PereiraM
- 14J. MejíasD
- 16J. Yriarte
- 17Josef MartínezF
- 19J. MurilloM
- 21A. GonzálezD
Argentina
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi(C) | F | 90 | 9.2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3/11 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo de Paul | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Thiago Almada | M | 81 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Julián Álvarez | F | 74 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2/2 |
| Cristian Romero | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Paredes | M | 74 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Nahuel Molina | D | 81 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franco Mastantuono | M | 63 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Walter Benítez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Rulli | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Balerdi | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcos Acuña | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giovani Lo Celso | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonzalo Montiel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lautaro Martínez | F | 16 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nicolás González | F | 27 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Nico Paz | M | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Exequiel Palacios | M | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giuliano Simeone | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Venezuela
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Romo | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Rincón(C) | M | 46 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salomón Rondón | F | 56 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Eduard Bello | M | 81 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Miguel Navarro | D | 56 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wilker Ángel | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Cásseres Jr. | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Christian Makoun | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nahuel Ferraresi | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Savarino | F | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jon Aramburu | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Wuilker Faríñez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Kelsy | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Pereira | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander González | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josua Mejías | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alain Baroja | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gleiker Mendoza | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Yriarte | M | 48 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Yeferson Soteldo | M | 34 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Leonardo Flores | M | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Josef Martínez | F | 34 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jhon Murillo | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |