Friendlies 2026 | Friendly International
| 31 Mar 2026-11:30 pm
Argentina
w
5 : 0
Full Time
Zambia
d d l
J. Alvarez
4'
L. Messi
43'
N. Otamendi
50'
D. Chanda
68'
V. Barco
90'
| Referee: A. Herrera | Half Time: 2-0
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
5'
Goals
Goal
J. Alvarez (Assistant: T. Almada)
4'
Goal
L. Messi (Assistant: A. Mac Allister)
43'
Goal (from penalty)
N. Otamendi
50'
Goal (own)
D. Chanda
68'
Goal
V. Barco (Assistant: N. González)
90'
Cards
89'
Yellow Card
O. Tembo
Substitutes
Out
A. Mac Allister
In
R. De Paul
53'
Argentina
Out
L. Paredes
In
V. Barco
54'
Argentina
Out
N. Tagliafico
In
N. González
54'
Argentina
Zambia
60'
Out
K. Mutandwa
In
O. Tembo
Zambia
60'
Out
G. Kalusa
In
P. Daka
Zambia
61'
Out
F. Sakala
In
C. Zimba
Out
N. Otamendi
In
L. Martinez Quarta
69'
Argentina
Out
J. Alvarez
In
G. Simeone
70'
Argentina
Out
E. Martínez
In
J. Musso
74'
Argentina
Out
T. Almada
In
N. Paz
74'
Argentina
Out
E. Fernández
In
M. Perrone
74'
Argentina
Zambia
77'
Out
A. Kangwanda
In
P. Phiri
Zambia
88'
Out
O. Chisala
In
K. Chiboni
Zambia
88'
Out
F. Mwimanzi
In
F. Mulambia
Lineups
Argentina
23
g
E. Martínez
74'
6.3
26
d
N. Molina
6.5
13
d
C. Romero
6.9
19
d
N. Otamendi
50'69'
6.7
3
d
N. Tagliafico
54'
6.3
5
m
L. Paredes
54'
6.9
24
m
E. Fernández
74'
6.7
20
m
A. Mac Allister
53'
6.7
10
f
L. Messi
43'
6.9
11
m
T. Almada
74'
6.6
9
m
J. Alvarez
4'70'
7.2
Substitutes
1
g
J. Musso
74'
12
g
G. Rulli
8
M. Acuna
4
d
A. Giay
2
L. Martinez Quarta
69'
6
m
V. Barco
54'90'
7
m
R. De Paul
53'
14
d
E. Palacios
18
f
N. Paz
74'
16
m
M. Perrone
74'
15
m
N. González
54'
21
f
J. López
22
f
F. Mastantuono
25
f
G. Prestianni
17
m
G. Simeone
70'
Coach
L. Scaloni
Zambia
16
g
W. Mwanza
6.3
13
F. Mwimanzi
88'
5
f
T. Sinkala
21
d
D. Chanda
68'
6.2
3
d
O. Chisala
88'
15
m
G. Kalusa
60'
6.5
12
m
W. Chisala
6.3
10
m
F. Sakala
61'
6.3
28
m
D. Simukonda
6.7
7
m
A. Kangwanda
77'
6.2
9
f
K. Mutandwa
60'
6.5
Substitutes
1
M. Banda
18
V. Chabu
2
K. Chiboni
88'
22
B. Chilimina
14
d
O. Mwamba
11
F. Mulambia
88'
8
P. Mumba
24
K. Mwanza
25
m
O. Tembo
60'89'
20
f
P. Daka
60'
23
f
P. Phiri
77'
17
f
C. Zimba
61'
Coach
Match Stats
Argentina
Zambia
Off Target 0 Blocked 0
On Target 1
On Target 0
Off Target 1 Blocked 1
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Corners 3
1 Fouls 2
75 Ball Possession 25
1 Shots 1
1 Shots on Goal 0
5 Goals 0
0 Blocked Shots 1
1 Shots insidebox 0
0 Shots outsidebox 1
143 Total passes 41
134 Passes accurate 37
xG & Finishing
500% Shots scored 0%
100% Shots on target 0%
Top Performersby match rating
1 Argentina J. Alvarez 7.2 Player of the match 1 goal · 70 min
2 Argentina L. Messi 6.9 1 goal · 90 min
3 Argentina C. Romero 6.9 90 min
4 Argentina L. Paredes 6.9 54 min
Result in Context
Pre-match form
3.00 vs 0.67 points per game
1 + 3 recent games before kick-off
This scoreline
Argentina's first 5-0 win
Zambia's first 0-5 defeat
Streaks
Argentina: 2 wins in a row
Zambia: 2 defeats in a row
Form, scorelines and streaks: recent games in all competitions up to this one
Player Stats
Argentina
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Zambia
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Referees
Referee: A. Herrera
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