Argentina 2-1 Mauritania

International Friendlies· 2026 International Friendly

Argentina

Enzo Fernández 17'
Nico Paz 32'

Mauritania

Jordan Lefort 90'+4'

2:1

📍 Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera)

Timeline

Enzo Fernández1-0
🅰 Nahuel Molina
17'
Nico Paz2-0
32'
38'
Lamine Ba
45'
Papa Ndiaga Yade
↓ Mamadou Diallo
Rodrigo De Paul
↓ Nico González
45'
Lionel Messi
↓ Nico Paz
45'
Franco Mastantuono
↓ Julián Álvarez
45'
Giuliano Simeone
↓ Enzo Fernández
56'
Marcos Senesi
61'
63'
Sidi Bouna Amar
↓ Djeidi Gassama
Gabriel Rojas
↓ Marcos Acuña
69'
Agustín Giay
↓ Nahuel Molina
69'
José Manuel López
↓ Thiago Almada
75'
Exequiel Palacios
↓ Alexis Mac Allister
76'
78'
Khadim Diaw
↓ Aly Abeid
78'
Hacen
↓ Oumar Ngom
78'
Sidi Yacoub Ethmane
↓ Maata Magassa
85'
Abdallahi Mahmoud
↓ Lamine Ba
85'
Nouh El Abd
↓ Aboubakary Koita
85'
Souleymane Anne
↓ Beyatt Lekweiry
90'+4'
Jordan Lefort2-1
🅰 Sidi Yacoub Ethmane

Game leaders

Argentina

Total ShotsN. Paz3
Accurate PassesC. Romero84
SavesE. Martínez3

Mauritania

Total ShotsA. Koita3
Accurate PassesJ. Lefort53
SavesM. Diop2

Stats

ArgentinaMauritania

Possession

64%

36%

7Shots11

4Shots on target4

3Blocked shots1

Match info

Kick-off: Saturday 28 March
Venue: Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera) · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Referee: Derlis López
Attendance: 45,760
Round: 2026 International Friendly

Form

ArgentinaWWWLW

WvsVenezuela3-0
L@Ecuador1-0
WvsVenezuela1-0

650Accurate passes338

MauritaniaLDLDD

DvsSouth Sudan0-0
D@Sudan0-0
L@Senegal4-0
D@Tunisia1-1
L@Libya1-0

650Accurate passes338

23↓Lekweiry

29↓Ngom

78↓Gassama

11↓Magassa

7↓Koita

27↓Diallo

23Martínez

6Senesi

8↓Acuña

13Romero

26↓Molina

11↓Almada

20↓Mac Allister

24⚽↓Fernández

15↓González

9↓Álvarez

18⚽↓Paz

Substitutes · Argentina

10Lionel Messi↑
3Gabriel Rojas↑
1Juan Musso
17Giuliano Simeone↑
12Gerónimo Rulli
16Máximo Perrone
19Nicolás Otamendi
22Franco Mastantuono↑
25Valentín Barco
4Agustín Giay↑
21José Manuel López↑
5Leandro Paredes
14Exequiel Palacios↑
2Lucas Martínez Quarta
7Rodrigo De Paul↑

Substitutes · Mauritania

24Sidi Yacoub Ethmane↑
6Guessouma Fofana
19Sidi Bouna Amar↑
15Papa Ndiaga Yade↑
1Abderrahmane Sarr
2Khadim Diaw↑
9Souleymane Anne↑
4Demini Saleck
10Idrissa Thiam
17Abdallahi Mahmoud

90'+1'

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Khadim Diaw.

90'+1'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

90'

Marcos Senesi (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.

90'

Foul by Papa Yade (Mauritania).

89'

Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

89'

Foul by Moctar El Hacen (Mauritania).

89'

Attempt saved. Souleymane Anne (Mauritania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Argentina).

88'

Foul by Abdallahi Mahmoud (Mauritania).

88'

Exequiel Palacios (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

87'

Ibrahima Keita (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

87'

Foul by Gabriel Rojas (Argentina).

85'

Substitution, Mauritania. Souleymane Anne replaces Beyatt Lekoueiry.

85'

Substitution, Mauritania. Nouh El Abd replaces Aboubakary Koïta.

85'

Substitution, Mauritania. Abdallahi Mahmoud replaces Lamine Ba.

83'

Gabriel Rojas (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

83'

Foul by Sidi Amar (Mauritania).

79'

Foul by Sidi Amar (Mauritania).

79'

José López (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

78'

Substitution, Mauritania. Yacoub Ethmane replaces Maata Magassa.

78'

Substitution, Mauritania. Moctar El Hacen replaces Oumar Ngom.

78'

Substitution, Mauritania. Khadim Diaw replaces Aly Abeid.

76'

Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Alexis Mac Allister.

75'

Substitution, Argentina. José López replaces Thiago Almada.

75'

Sidi Amar (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

75'

Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).

74'

Attempt missed. Maata Magassa (Mauritania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.

72'

Oumar Ngom (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

72'

Foul by Thiago Almada (Argentina).

70'

Papa Yade (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

70'

Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).

69'

Substitution, Argentina. Agustín Giay replaces Nahuel Molina.

69'

Substitution, Argentina. Gabriel Rojas replaces Marcos Acuña.

68'

Attempt missed. Aboubakary Koïta (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sidi Amar following a corner.

68'

Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Cristian Romero.

66'

Offside, Argentina. Giuliano Simeone is caught offside.

65'

Attempt blocked. Oumar Ngom (Mauritania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aboubakary Koïta with a cross.

65'

Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.

65'

Attempt saved. Aboubakary Koïta (Mauritania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Argentina). Assisted by Aly Abeid.

64'

Ibrahima Keita (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

64'

Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Argentina).

63'

Offside, Mauritania. Maata Magassa is caught offside.

63'

Substitution, Mauritania. Sidi Amar replaces Djeidi Gassama.

61'

Marcos Senesi (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

61'

Foul by Marcos Senesi (Argentina).

61'

Aboubakary Koïta (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

60'

Maata Magassa (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

60'

Foul by Franco Mastantuono (Argentina).

58'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

58'

Delay in match because of an injury Mamadou Diop (Mauritania).

57'

Marcos Senesi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

57'

Foul by Papa Yade (Mauritania).

57'

Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi is caught offside.

56'

Substitution, Argentina. Giuliano Simeone replaces Enzo Fernández.

55'

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Maata Magassa.

55'

Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.

53'

Thiago Almada (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

53'

Foul by Beyatt Lekoueiry (Mauritania).

53'

Attempt missed. Djeidi Gassama (Mauritania) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aboubakary Koïta following a fast break.

52'

Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

52'

Foul by Oumar Ngom (Mauritania).

50'

Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).

50'

Aly Abeid (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'

Substitution, Mauritania. Papa Yade replaces Mamadou Diallo.

45'

Substitution, Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Nico González.

45'

Substitution, Argentina. Lionel Messi replaces Nico Paz.

45'

Substitution, Argentina. Franco Mastantuono replaces Julián Alvarez.

45'

Second Half begins Argentina 2, Mauritania 0.

45'+2'

First Half ends, Argentina 2, Mauritania 0.

45'+1'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

45'

Attempt saved. Oumar Ngom (Mauritania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Argentina). Assisted by Ibrahima Keita with a headed pass.

45'

Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).

45'

Beyatt Lekoueiry (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

40'

Handball by Enzo Fernández (Argentina).

39'

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Ibrahima Keita.

38'

Lamine Ba (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

38'

Nico González (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

38'

Foul by Lamine Ba (Mauritania).

37'

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Ibrahima Keita.

36'

Attempt saved. Nico Paz (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mamadou Diop (Mauritania). Assisted by Nico González with a cross.

32'

Goal! Argentina 2, Mauritania 0. Nico Paz (Argentina) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

30'

Nico Paz (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

30'

Foul by Aboubakary Koïta (Mauritania).

30'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

29'

Delay in match because of an injury Maata Magassa (Mauritania).

27'

Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mamadou Diop (Mauritania). Assisted by Julián Alvarez.

26'

Attempt missed. Aboubakary Koïta (Mauritania) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.

25'

Maata Magassa (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

25'

Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).

22'

Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).

22'

Djeidi Gassama (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

21'

Attempt missed. Ibrahima Keita (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.

21'

Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).

21'

Aboubakary Koïta (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

17'

Goal! Argentina 1, Mauritania 0. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross.

16'

Foul by Oumar Ngom (Mauritania).

16'

Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

16'

Maata Magassa (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

16'

Foul by Nahuel Molina (Argentina).

15'

Attempt blocked. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada.

14'

Maata Magassa (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

14'

Foul by Nico Paz (Argentina).

12'

Foul by Enzo Fernández (Argentina).

12'

Djeidi Gassama (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

12'

Attempt blocked. Nico Paz (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.

Handball by Djeidi Gassama (Mauritania).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

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Stats

Match info

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