Argentina vs Benin result: 3–0
Stats, match flow, line-ups and summaryFriendlies International friendly
Match summary
Argentina beat Benin 3–0. Nicolás Otamendi 48', Nico Paz 61', Lionel Messi 71'. The first half ended goalless; every goal came after the break. Nicolás Otamendi opened the scoring in minute 48. Argentina controlled possession with 65%.
Match timeline
- 44'
Nicolás Otamendi - 48'Nicolás Otamendi · assist: Lionel Messi1–0
- 52'Lisandro Martínez · for Nicolás Otamendi
- 52'Facundo Medina · for Nicolás Tagliafico
- 55'
Mohamed Tijani - 59'Nico Paz · for Rodrigo De Paul
- 60'Nico González · for Julián Álvarez
- 61'Nico Paz · assist: Lionel Messi2–0
- 64'Matteo Ahlinvi · for Junior Olaitan
- 64'Junior Pamilerin Olougbade · for Yamirou Ouorou
- 71'Lionel Messi3–0
- 75'Jodel Dossou · for Tosin Aiyegun
- 75'Charlemagne Azongnitode · for Tamimou Ouorou
- 76'Saturnin Allagbé · for Marcel Dandjinou
- 78'Leonel Flores · for Lautaro Martínez
- 79'Franco Mastantuono · for Cristian Romero
- 79'Exequiel Palacios · for Enzo Fernández
- 90'+1'Samadou Attidjikou · for Hassane Imourane
- 90'+1'Sahid Ngobi · for Rodolfo Aloko
- 90'+1'Amiro Amadou · for Yohan Roche
How was this match?
Match stats
ArgentinaBenin
Overview
65%Possession %35%
19Shots7
12Shots on target2
8Corners2
11Fouls14
6Offsides0
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
Shots
1Blocked shots2
0/1 (0%)Penalties0/0
Passing
607/666 (91%)Passes282/356 (79%)
6/16 (38%)Crosses3/5 (60%)
21/30 (70%)Long balls18/39 (46%)
Defence
9/14 (64%)Tackles won9/15 (60%)
18Interceptions14
4Clearances17
2Saves8
Starting lineups
4-3-3 · 4-2-3-1
Argentina4-3-3
9↓Álvarez
22↓Martínez
10⚽Messi
8↓Fernández
20Allister
7↓Paul
3↓Tagliafico
19⚽↓Otamendi
13↓Romero
4Giay
23Martínez
- 23Emiliano MartínezG
- 19Nicolás Otamendi⚽↓ 52'CD-L
- 13Cristian Romero↓ 79'CD-R
- 3Nicolás Tagliafico↓ 52'LB
- 4Agustín GiayRB
- 20Alexis Mac AllisterCM
- 8Enzo Fernández↓ 79'LM
- 7Rodrigo De Paul↓ 59'RM
- 22Lautaro Martínez↓ 78'F
- 9Julián Álvarez↓ 60'LF
- 10Lionel Messi⚽RF
Substitutes
- 6Lisandro Martínez↑ 52'
- 25Facundo Medina↑ 52'
- 18Nico Paz⚽↑ 59'
- 15Nico González↑ 60'
- 31Leonel Flores↑ 78'
- 30Franco Mastantuono↑ 79'
- 14Exequiel Palacios↑ 79'
Benin4-2-3-1
10↓Aiyegun
11↓Ouorou
18↓Olaitan
17↓Aloko
8↓Imourane
15D'Almeida
3↓Ouorou
13Tijani
5↓Roche
2Omore
1↓Dandjinou
- 1Marcel Dandjinou↓ 76'G
- 13Mohamed TijaniCD-L
- 5Yohan Roche↓ 90'+1'CD-R
- 3Tamimou Ouorou↓ 75'LB
- 2Liam OmoreRB
- 18Junior Olaitan↓ 64'AM
- 8Hassane Imourane↓ 90'+1'LM
- 15Sessi D'AlmeidaRM
- 10Tosin Aiyegun↓ 75'F
- 11Yamirou Ouorou↓ 64'AM-L
- 17Rodolfo Aloko↓ 90'+1'AM-R
Substitutes
- 7Matteo Ahlinvi↑ 64'
- 19Junior Pamilerin Olougbade↑ 64'
- 20Jodel Dossou↑ 75'
- 12Charlemagne Azongnitode↑ 75'
- 16Saturnin Allagbé↑ 76'
- 4Amiro Amadou↑ 90'+1'
- 6Sahid Ngobi↑ 90'+1'
- 22Samadou Attidjikou↑ 90'+1'
Head-to-head
1
Argentina
0
Draw
0
Benin
Last meeting
- Oct 6, 2026Argentina3–0Benin
Venue
El Monumental
Frequently asked questions
- When is Argentina vs Benin?
- Argentina vs Benin was played on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 23:00 UTC.
- Where is Argentina vs Benin played?
- Argentina vs Benin was played at El Monumental.
- What competition is Argentina vs Benin in?
- Argentina vs Benin was part of the Friendlies.
- What was the final score of Argentina vs Benin?
- Argentina vs Benin ended 3–0.