Friendly match - Lo Celso scores as Argentina defeats Venezuela 1-0
2025-10-11 03:29
The "Pampas Eagles" Argentina went to the Hard Rock Stadium in the United States to participate in a friendly match, and with Lautaro assisting Lo Celso to score, they finally defeated Venezuela 1-0.
Four minutes into the match, Argentina created an attacking opportunity. Tagliafico headed the ball to Lautaro, who volleyed from close range, but was blocked by Venezuelan goalkeeper Contreras. In the 11th minute, Enzo stopped the ball and passed it back from the penalty area. Lo Celso fell to the ground and shot, but the ball went wide of the goal.
In the 16th minute, Argentina continued to attack. Nico Paz received a cross from his teammate and shot from outside the penalty area. However, the ball was blocked by Venezuelan goalkeeper Contreras and hit the post. In the 29th minute, Venezuela tried to counterattack. Mendoza broke into the penalty area and made a cross. Marquez headed the ball, but the ball went over the goal.
In the 31st minute, Argentina made a pass, and Lautaro passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area, and Lo Celso pushed the ball into the goal, helping Argentina take the lead 1-0. In the 41st minute, Lautaro dribbled into the penalty area and broke free from the defense, but his low shot was saved by Venezuelan goalkeeper Contreras.
At the start of the second half, Argentina replaced Tagliafico with Nicolás González. In the 49th minute, Nico Paz won possession in a scramble and fired a long shot from outside the penalty area, but the ball was saved by Venezuelan goalkeeper Contreras. In the 60th minute, Argentina won a free kick, and Alvarez took a direct shot, but Contreras intercepted it.
In the 67th minute, Alvarez passed the ball from the penalty area, and Lautaro volleyed the ball, but Venezuelan goalkeeper Contreras immediately flew to block the ball. In the 73rd minute, Venezuela took a corner kick, and Quintero volleyed in the melee, but the ball hit the post.
In the 81st minute, Giuliano Simeone's cross found the net, but Nico Paz was unable to threaten. In the 85th minute, Nicolas González headed the ball towards goal, but Lautaro's consecutive shots were blocked. Two minutes later, McAllister, outside the penalty area, received a pass from a teammate and fired a long shot, but it was blocked by Venezuelan goalkeeper Contreras.
In the end, Argentina defeated Venezuela 1-0 in this friendly match.
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