Argentina vs El Salvador, 2024 International Friendly
· International FriendlyArgentina, without Messi, beat El Salvador in Copa tune-up
Argentina began preparations for their Copa America defence with a convincing 3-0 win against El Salvador on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Bryan Tamacas (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
- 3': Corner, El Salvador. Conceded by Enzo Fernández.
- 4': Delay in match (Argentina).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
- 7': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Mario González.
- 8': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Argentina).
- 8': Narciso Orellana (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Christian Martínez (El Salvador).
- 9': Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Jairo Henríquez (El Salvador).
- 11': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).
- 12': Jairo Henríquez (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Bryan Tamacas.
- 16': Goal! Argentina 1, El Salvador 0. Cristian Romero (Argentina) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Melvin Cruz (El Salvador).
- 20': Attempt blocked. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 20': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Narciso Orellana.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 25': Foul by Darwin Cerén (El Salvador).
- 25': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a headed pass.
- 26': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Mario González.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Mario González (El Salvador).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Jairo Henríquez (El Salvador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 29': Corner, El Salvador. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 31': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Rudy Clavel.
- 31': Dangerous play by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
- 31': Jorge Cruz (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Nehuén Pérez (Argentina).
- 33': Jorge Cruz (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Hand ball by Melvin Cruz (El Salvador).
- 35': Attempt saved. Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 37': Foul by Melvin Cruz (El Salvador).
- 37': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Offside, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).
- 41': Narciso Orellana (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 42': Goal! Argentina 2, El Salvador 0. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
- 44': Attempt saved. Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nehuén Pérez.
- 44': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Bryan Tamacas.
- 45': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Nehuén Pérez (Argentina).
- 45'+1': Narciso Orellana (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Argentina 2, El Salvador 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Argentina 2, El Salvador 0.
- 45': Substitution, Argentina. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Nicolás González.
- 45': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Enzo Fernández.
- 46': Darwin Cerén (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
- 47': Foul by Nelson Flores (El Salvador).
- 47': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Narciso Orellana (El Salvador).
- 47': Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Narciso Orellana (El Salvador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Jorge Cruz.
- 50': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 52': Goal! Argentina 3, El Salvador 0. Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 53': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
- 53': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).
- 53': Narciso Orellana (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Nelson Flores.
- 56': Substitution, Argentina. Valentín Barco replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Mario González (El Salvador).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
- 59': Offside, Argentina. Giovani Lo Celso is caught offside.
- 62': Attempt saved. Narciso Orellana (El Salvador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nelson Flores.
- 64': Foul by Jorge Cruz (El Salvador).
- 64': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Jorge Cruz (El Salvador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Argentina. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
- 65': Substitution, El Salvador. Julio Sibrián replaces Bryan Tamacas.
- 65': Substitution, El Salvador. Pablo Punyed replaces Narciso Orellana.
- 66': Attempt saved. Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 66': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 69': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Julio Sibrián.
- 70': Foul by Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina).
- 70': Julio Sibrián (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Argentina. Nahuel Molina replaces Cristian Romero.
- 73': Substitution, El Salvador. Melvin Cartagena replaces Darwin Cerén.
- 73': Substitution, Argentina. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Nelson Bonilla (El Salvador).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, El Salvador. Jeremy Garay replaces Nelson Bonilla because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, El Salvador. Diego Flores replaces Nelson Flores.
- 77': Substitution, El Salvador. German Fuentes replaces Jairo Henríquez.
- 79': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 79': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Mario González.
- 80': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
- 80': Melvin Cartagena (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Ángel Di María (Argentina).
- 80': Jorge Cruz (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 82': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Mario González.
- 86': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 87': Diego Flores (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
- 88': Foul by Melvin Cartagena (El Salvador).
- 88': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 90': Second Half ends, Argentina 3, El Salvador 0.
- 0': Match ends, Argentina 3, El Salvador 0.
Statistics
 SLV |
ARG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 10 | Saves | 1 |
| 20.8 | Possession | 79.2 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 14 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 169 | Accurate Passes | 847 |
| 237 | Passes | 922 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 2 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 9 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 11 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
| 24 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 10,000
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 10,000
Line-Ups
Argentina (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| 13 | Cristian Romero |
| 15 | Nicolás González |
| 2 | Nehuén Pérez |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 5 | Leandro Paredes |
| 16 | Giovani Lo Celso |
| 7 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 22 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
El Salvador (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mario González (GK) |
| 5 | Rudy Clavel Mendoza |
| 24 | Jorge Cruz  |
| 3 | Melvin Cruz |
| 19 | Nelson Blanco |
| 21 | Bryan Tamacas |
| 6 | Narciso Orellana |
| 7 | Darwin Cerén |
| 14 | Christian Martínez |
| 9 | Nelson Bonilla |
| 17 | Jairo Henríquez |
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