Friendly: Argentina hand Burkina Faso a heavy defeat

03.10.26 FT Friendly International

Argentina

7

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Burkina Faso

0

Argentina comfortably defeated Burkina Faso (7-0) on Saturday night into Sunday at the Monumental Stadium in a friendly.

Argentina secure a big win over Burkina Faso in a friendly

La Albiceleste quickly took control of the match, scoring three goals in the opening 12 minutes.

Lautaro Martinez opened the scoring in the 4th minute, before Diallo scored an own goal four minutes later. Gianluca Prestianni then made it 3-0 in the 12th minute.

Argentina continued to dominate before the break. Alexis Mac Allister scored the fourth goal in the 35th minute, then Julian Alvarez added a fifth one minute later, allowing the 2022 world champions to head into the dressing room with a comfortable lead.

After the break, Argentina's dominance continued. Franco Mastantuono scored the sixth goal in the 56th minute before Giuliano Simeone completed the rout in stoppage time, in the 92nd minute.

Argentina thus secured a resounding 7-0 victory and continued their preparations with a convincing win.

It should be noted that La Albiceleste will face Benin in a friendly next Wednesday. The match is also expected to mark Lionel Messi's final appearance in an Argentina shirt.

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