Argentina 5-1 Nicaragua (Jun 7, 2019) Commentary

Nicaragua

Lionel Messi - 37', 38'
Lautaro Martínez - 63', 73'
Roberto Pereyra - 81'

Juan Barrera - 90'+1' Pen

1
Armani
8
Acuña
17
Otamendi
2
Foyth
4
Saravia
5
Paredes
18
Rodríguez
19
Suárez
10
Messi
20
Lo Celso
9
Agüero

No.Name
1Franco Armani
17Nicolás Otamendi
2Juan Foyth 13Ramiro Funes Mori
8Marcos Acuña 16Rodrigo De Paul
4Renzo Saravia
10Lionel Messi 21Paulo Dybala
5Leandro Paredes
18Guido Rodríguez 3Nicolás Tagliafico
9Sergio Agüero 22Lautaro Martínez
19Matías Suárez 7Roberto Pereyra
20Giovani Lo Celso

Substitutes
14Milton Casco
12Agustín Marchesín
6Germán Pezzella
23Esteban Andrada
11Ángel Di María
15Guido Pizarro

8:10 PM, June 7, 2019

Attendance: 24,250

Argentina

Nicaragua

KO
25
37
38
HT
45
45
49
56
57
59
62
63
63
73
73
81
82
85
90+1
FT
90+3

90'+3' Match ends, Argentina 5, Nicaragua 1.
90'+3' Second Half ends, Argentina 5, Nicaragua 1.
90'+3' Juan Barrera (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3' Foul by Roberto Pereyra (Argentina).
90'+1' Goal! Argentina 5, Nicaragua 1. Juan Barrera (Nicaragua) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
90' Penalty conceded by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
89' Attempt missed. Francisco Flores (Nicaragua) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Cadena.
86' Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
85' Luis Copete (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85' Paulo Dybala (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85' Foul by Luis Copete (Nicaragua).
82' Substitution, Nicaragua. Francisco Flores replaces Jorge Betancur.
81' Goal! Argentina 5, Nicaragua 0. Roberto Pereyra (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
80' Attempt saved. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
78' Hand ball by Jorge Betancur (Nicaragua).
77' Luis Galeano (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77' Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).
75' Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Marlon López.
75' Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
73' Goal! Argentina 4, Nicaragua 0. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramiro Funes Mori following a corner.
73' Attempt missed. Ramiro Funes Mori (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross following a corner.
73' Substitution, Argentina. Ramiro Funes Mori replaces Juan Foyth.
72' Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Manuel Rosas.
70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69' Delay in match because of an injury Jorge Betancur (Nicaragua).
69' Franco Armani (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69' Foul by Jorge Betancur (Nicaragua).
68' Attempt missed. Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
67' Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67' Foul by Jorge Betancur (Nicaragua).
65' Offside, Argentina. Giovani Lo Celso tries a through ball, but Rodrigo de Paul is caught offside.
63' Substitution, Nicaragua. Armando Goufas replaces Byron Bonilla.
63' Goal! Argentina 3, Nicaragua 0. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi following a corner.
62' Substitution, Argentina. Rodrigo de Paul replaces Marcos Acuña.
62' Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Manuel Rosas.
62' Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
61' Hand ball by Daniel Cadena (Nicaragua).
59' Luis Galeano (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59' Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
59' Substitution, Nicaragua. Daniel Cadena replaces Renato Punyed.
57' Substitution, Argentina. Roberto Pereyra replaces Matías Suárez.
56' Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Tagliafico replaces Guido Rodríguez.
56' Offside, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez tries a through ball, but Paulo Dybala is caught offside.
53' Attempt missed. Marlon López (Nicaragua) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
53' Corner, Nicaragua. Conceded by Renzo Saravia.
52' Offside, Argentina. Paulo Dybala tries a through ball, but Marcos Acuña is caught offside.
49' Hand ball by Juan Barrera (Nicaragua).
49' Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48' Luis Copete (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48' Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
48' Attempt blocked. Juan Foyth (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross.
47' Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Manuel Rosas.
47' Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
45' Substitution, Nicaragua. Oscar López replaces Carlos Montenegro.
45' Substitution, Nicaragua. Luis Galeano replaces Carlos Chavarría.
45' Substitution, Nicaragua. Henry Maradiaga replaces Justo Lorente.
45' Substitution, Argentina. Paulo Dybala replaces Lionel Messi.
45' Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Sergio Agüero.
45' Second Half begins Argentina 2, Nicaragua 0.
45'+1' First Half ends, Argentina 2, Nicaragua 0.
45'+1' Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Giovani Lo Celso is caught offside.
44' Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Marlon López.
43' Sergio Agüero (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43' Foul by Juan Barrera (Nicaragua).
41' Renzo Saravia (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41' Foul by Carlos Chavarría (Nicaragua).
40' Offside, Argentina. Sergio Agüero tries a through ball, but Matías Suárez is caught offside.
38' Goal! Argentina 2, Nicaragua 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
38' Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
37' Goal! Argentina 1, Nicaragua 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
34' Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juan Foyth.
32' Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Manuel Rosas.
31' Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Jorge Betancur.
31' Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
29' Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29' Foul by Marlon López (Nicaragua).
28' Matías Suárez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28' Foul by Josué Quijano (Nicaragua).
27' Juan Barrera (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27' Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
26' Matías Suárez (Argentina) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
25' Renato Punyed (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25' Guido Rodríguez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25' Foul by Renato Punyed (Nicaragua).
23' Matías Suárez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23' Foul by Marlon López (Nicaragua).
22' Marlon López (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22' Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
21' Attempt missed. Josué Quijano (Nicaragua) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juan Barrera.
19' Corner, Nicaragua. Conceded by Guido Rodríguez.
13' Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a through ball following a corner.
12' Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Manuel Rosas.
10' Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
9' Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9' Foul by Marlon López (Nicaragua).
8' Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Carlos Montenegro.
7' Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Renzo Saravia with a cross.
4' Sergio Agüero (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4' Foul by Marlon López (Nicaragua).
4' Josué Quijano (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4' Foul by Sergio Agüero (Argentina).
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- First Half begins.

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