Seven-Goal Argentina Sweep Aside Burkina Faso in Monumental Rout
Argentina beat Burkina Faso 7-0 in an international friendly as Lautaro Martinez, Julian Alvarez and others scored in a dominant home victory.
Argentina vs Burkina Faso:
Argentina produced a dominant performance at home, thrashing Burkina Faso 7-0 in an international friendly to claim their second straight victory during the international break.
Lautaro Martinez opened the scoring in the third minute after his initial penalty was saved by Burkina Faso goalkeeper Razak Guira. Martinez reacted quickest to the rebound and put Argentina ahead.
Argentina doubled the lead four minutes later when Burkina Faso defender Moumouni Diallo turned Julian Alvarez’s effort into his own net.
Gianluca Prestianni added a third in the 12th minute, finishing from inside the box after receiving a pass from Martinez.
Burkina Faso goalkeeper Guira kept the score down with saves from Nico Paz and Alvarez in the 33rd minute, but Paz found the net two minutes later to make it 4-0.
Alvarez then scored Argentina’s fifth in the 36th minute, finishing from a Prestianni assist as the hosts continued to dominate.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni made several changes after halftime, but his team remained in control. Franco Mastantuono added a sixth goal in the 57th minute with a finish from inside the box.
Juliano Simeone completed the scoring in the third minute of stoppage time to seal a 7-0 victory.
Argentina had 75% possession and registered 30 shots, including 17 on target, according to match statistics. Burkina Faso managed only three attempts, with one on target.
Argentina had previously beaten Bolivia 4-0 during the international break. The team will face Benin at the Monumental Stadium on Wednesday in what is expected to be Lionel Messi’s final appearance for Argentina at international level.
