Argentina vs Burkina Faso: Probable lineups

03.10.26 20:00 Friendly International

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Burkina Faso are preparing to play a prestigious friendly against Argentina on Saturday night into Sunday (00:00 GMT).

The Stallions were held to a draw by Benin (1-1) before bouncing back against the Central African Republic (0-1) in their first two matches of this international break.

Amir Abdou’s men share top spot in Group F with the Squirrels (4 points), ahead of Mauritania (3 points) and the Central African Republic (1 point).

Argentina, for their part, played their first match against Bolivia (4-0) and will face Benin immediately after this clash with Burkina Faso.

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The match against Benin, scheduled for next Tuesday at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, will give the Argentine people the opportunity to say farewell to their legendary player Lionel Messi.

What starting lineups will be named for this prestigious match?

Lionel Scaloni is expected to stick with his 4-4-2 formation, with Emiliano Martínez in goal and a back four consisting of Agustín Giay, Lisandro Martínez, Nicolás Tagliafico and Facundo Medina.

Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister, Nicolas González and Franco Mastantuono will operate in midfield behind the attacking pair of Lautaro Martinez and Julián Álvarez.

Amir Abdou, meanwhile, will set his team up in a 4-3-3, with Kilian Nikièma in goal behind Issa Kaboré, Edmond Tapsoba, Nasser Djiga and Arsène Kouassi.

Lohann Doucet, Ismahila Ouédraogo and Axel Taonsa will form the midfield, while Georgi Minoungou, Lassina Franck Traoré and Ousseni Bouda are expected to lead the attack.

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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