Argentina vs Zambia · International Friendly

Argentina put 5 past Zambia, who managed 0 at Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera) (crowd 50,000); Argentina have now won 5 straight. Julián Álvarez got the deciding goal at the 4-minute mark and it went to 2-0 when Lionel Messi scored after 43 minutes; Nicolás Otamendi added to the lead at the 50-minute mark with a penalty and the Dominic Chanda own goal after 68 minutes put Argentina 4-0 ahead. Valentín Barco added to the lead late on, at 90 minutes. Most of it went through Argentina: 76% possession, 9 shots against 3. Argentina hit the target 5 times from 9 attempts.