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Argentina beat Bolivia

0 – 4

FT · Wed, Sep 30

Match Details

Mario Alberto Kempes (Córdoba)

Recap

Argentina beat Bolivia as post-Lionel Messi era nears

Argentina did what they normally do against CONMEBOL foe Bolivia on Wednesday night in Córdoba: they won the match handily, but did it without Lionel Messi.

Recap via ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Argentina 4, Bolivia 0.
90'+4'Second Half ends, Argentina 4, Bolivia 0.
90'+4'Attempt saved. Leonel Flores (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Guillermo Viscarra (Bolivia). Assisted by Román Vega.
90'+1'Offside, Bolivia. Óscar López is caught offside.
90'+1'Foul by Equi Fernández (Argentina).
90'+1'José Martínez (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
88'Valentín Gómez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88'Foul by José Flores (Bolivia).
86'Goal! Argentina 4, Bolivia 0. José Manuel López (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
85'Offside, Argentina. José Manuel López is caught offside.
84'Attempt blocked. José Flores (Bolivia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Lima.

Line Score

	1	2	T
BOL	0	0	0
ARG	2	2	4

Match Leaders

Bolivia

JM Jesús Maraude · 1Total Shots
GV Guillermo Viscarra · 2Saves
Efraín Morales · 15Defensive Interventions
MT Marcelo Tórrez · 30Accurate Passes

Argentina

LM Lautaro Martínez · 1Goals
JÁ Julián Álvarez · 3Total Shots
Lisandro Martínez · 4Defensive Interventions
EP Exequiel Palacios · 100Accurate Passes

Key Events

86'Goal! Argentina 4, Bolivia 0. José Manuel López (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

83'Substitution, Bolivia. José Martínez replaces Miguel Terceros.

83'Substitution, Bolivia. Luís Haquín replaces Jesús Maraude.

83'Substitution, Bolivia. Pablo Lima replaces Héctor Cuéllar.

83'Substitution, Bolivia. Diego Medina replaces Roberto Fernández.

81'Substitution, Argentina. Valentín Gómez replaces Exequiel Palacios.

81'Substitution, Argentina. Leonel Flores replaces Lisandro Martínez.

75'Substitution, Argentina. José Manuel López replaces Lautaro Martínez because of an injury.

74'Substitution, Argentina. Santiago Simón replaces Agustín Giay.

74'Substitution, Argentina. Equi Fernández replaces Alexis Mac Allister.

72'Substitution, Bolivia. Óscar López replaces Robson Matheus.

56'Substitution, Argentina. Franco Mastantuono replaces Nico Paz.

56'Substitution, Argentina. Valentín Barco replaces Gianluca Prestianni.

56'Substitution, Argentina. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Cristian Romero.

54'Goal! Argentina 3, Bolivia 0. Cristian Romero (Argentina) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Paz with a cross following a set piece situation.

50'Miguel Terceros (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card.

45'Substitution, Bolivia. José Flores replaces Ramiro Vaca.

43'Substitution, Bolivia. Leonardo Viviani replaces Diego Arroyo because of an injury.

29'Goal! Argentina 2, Bolivia 0. Nico Paz (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a through ball.

19'Goal! Argentina 1, Bolivia 0. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.

Team Stats

BoliviaArgentina

General

31.4 Possession % 68.6

3 Shots 18

0 On Target 6

1 Offsides 1

1 Corners 12

12 Fouls 11

Passing & Defense

273 Passes Completed 643

0 Crosses Won 11

11 Tackles Won 15

12 Interceptions 6

27 Clearances 3

Discipline

1 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

2 Saves 0

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