Brazil vs Argentina, 2019 International Friendly, 2019 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Brazil

FT
0 - 1

Argentina

13': Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi goal pushes Argentina past Brazil in return from suspension

Lionel Messi scored the lone goal as Argentina beat South American rivals Brazil 1-0 in an international friendly in Riyadh on Friday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Arthur (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
3': Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
3': Thiago Silva (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Brazil).
5': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
7': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina).
9': Penalty Brazil. Gabriel Jesus draws a foul in the penalty area.
9': Penalty conceded by Leandro Paredes (Argentina) after a foul in the penalty area.
10': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Gabriel Jesus should be disappointed.
12': Penalty Argentina. Lionel Messi draws a foul in the penalty area.
12': Penalty conceded by Alex Sandro (Brazil) after a foul in the penalty area.
13': Penalty saved! Lionel Messi (Argentina) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
13': Goal! Brazil 0, Argentina 1. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
17': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
21': Arthur (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).
22': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
22': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Casemiro (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
24': Lucas Ocampos (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
25': Willian (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Alex Sandro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
27': Foul by Danilo (Brazil).
27': Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Danilo (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
31': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
31': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Eder Militão.
32': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).
32': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Foul by Juan Foyth (Argentina).
33': Willian (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Foul by Juan Foyth (Argentina).
36': Foul by Arthur (Brazil).
36': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Alex Sandro (Brazil).
37': Lucas Ocampos (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Alex Sandro (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
40': Alex Sandro (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Argentina).
42': Eder Militão (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
43': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina).
43': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
43': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina).
45': Eder Militão (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
45'+1': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
45'+1': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Brazil).
45'+1': Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Offside, Brazil. Alex Sandro tries a through ball, but Casemiro is caught offside.
45'+3': First Half ends, Brazil 0, Argentina 1.
45': Second Half begins Brazil 0, Argentina 1.
45': Substitution, Brazil. Philippe Coutinho replaces Lucas Paquetá.
46': Hand ball by Alex Sandro (Brazil).
51': Attempt blocked. Willian (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
54': Arthur (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
55': Substitution, Brazil. Fabinho replaces Arthur.
55': Fabinho (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
57': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
59': Substitution, Argentina. Marcos Acuña replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
59': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Argentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Juan Foyth.
61': Attempt missed. Danilo (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
61': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
61': Willian (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, Brazil. Renan Lodi replaces Alex Sandro.
64': Foul by Eder Militão (Brazil).
64': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Eder Militão (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
67': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Alisson.
67': Attempt saved. Germán Pezzella (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross.
68': Hand ball by Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina).
69': Foul by Thiago Silva (Brazil).
69': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
71': Foul by Juan Foyth (Argentina).
71': Willian (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Substitution, Brazil. Richarlison replaces Gabriel Jesus.
71': Substitution, Brazil. Rodrygo replaces Willian.
72': Foul by Richarlison (Brazil).
72': Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
73': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
74': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Brazil).
74': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás González replaces Lucas Ocampos.
75': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico with a cross.
76': Attempt saved. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
76': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Alisson.
78': Attempt missed. Marcos Acuña (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico.
78': Fabinho (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
80': Attempt blocked. Marcos Acuña (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
80': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Casemiro.
80': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
81': Attempt blocked. Danilo (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrygo.
83': Substitution, Argentina. Guido Rodríguez replaces Leandro Paredes.
84': Attempt blocked. Guido Rodríguez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
86': Substitution, Brazil. Wesley replaces Casemiro.
87': Eder Militão (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
88': Substitution, Argentina. Lucas Alario replaces Lautaro Martínez.
89': Foul by Renan Lodi (Brazil).
89': Nicolás González (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Danilo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
90': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
90'+1': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
90'+1': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Guido Rodríguez.
90'+3': Foul by Richarlison (Brazil).
90'+3': Guido Rodríguez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
90'+4': Thiago Silva (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Brazil 0, Argentina 1.
0': Match ends, Brazil 0, Argentina 1.

Statistics

ARG		BRA
26	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	7
34.4	Possession	65.6
14	SHOTS	6
8	ON GOAL	1
0.6	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
224	Accurate Passes	503
289	Passes	565
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	0
13	Crosses	13
0.2	Cross %	0.0
50	Long Balls	39
25	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	2
16	Effective Tackles	18
23	Tackles	27
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
3	Interceptions	9
13	Effective Clearances	15
13	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Al Awal Park at King Saud University
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 22,541

Line-Ups

Brazil (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alisson Becker (GK)
3	Thiago Silva
14	Éder Militão
6	Alex Sandro
2	Danilo
5	Casemiro
10	Lucas Paquetá
8	Arthur
20	Roberto Firmino
19	Willian
9	Gabriel Jesus

Brazil Substitutes:

Philippe Coutinho, Douglas Luiz, Daniel Fuzato, Marquinhos, Fabinho, Rodrygo, Wesley, Santos, Renan Lodi, Richarlison, Emerson Royal, Felipe.

Argentina (4-4-2)

No.	Name
23	Esteban Andrada (GK)
19	Nicolás Otamendi
6	Germán Pezzella
3	Nicolás Tagliafico
2	Juan Foyth
5	Leandro Paredes
15	Rodrigo De Paul
20	Giovani Lo Celso
11	Lucas Ocampos
22	Lautaro Martínez
10	Lionel Messi

Argentina Substitutes:

Alexis Mac Allister, Sergio Agüero, Nicolás González, Guido Rodríguez, Paulo Dybala, Lucas Alario, Renzo Saravia, Nicolás Domínguez, Marcos Acuña, Juan Musso, Wálter Kannemann, Emiliano Martínez.

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