Argentina 5-0 Zambia · International Friendly Games
Argentina beat Zambia 5-0 in the International Friendly Games. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Argentina and Zambia met in the International Friendly Games at Alberto Jose Armando in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.
Goalscorers
Argentina: J. Álvarez 4'; L. Messi 43'; N. Otamendi 50'; D. Chanda 68'; V. Barco 90'. Zambia did not score.
How the match went
Argentina saw more of the ball, 76% of it. Argentina had 9 shots with 5 on target, Zambia 3 with 1 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 6 to Argentina and 4 to Zambia. Argentina conceded 6 fouls, Zambia 9. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Argentina, 1 for Zambia).
Line-ups
Argentina started in a 4-3-3: E. Martínez, N. Molina, C. Romero, N. Otamendi, N. Tagliafico, A. Mac Allister, L. Paredes, E. Fernández, L. Messi, J. Álvarez, T. Almada.
Zambia started in a 4-2-3-1: W. Mwanza, F. Mwimanzi, T. Sinkala, D. Chanda, O. Chisala, W. Chisala, D. Simukonda, A. Kangwanda, G. Kalusa, F. Sakala, K. Mutandwa.
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