Argentina confirm three friendlies, Bolivia in Córdoba followed by Burkina Faso and Benin | OneFootball

Argentina will stage three home friendlies in the next FIFA window, starting against Bolivia in Córdoba then Burkina Faso and Benin in Buenos Aires. According to SuperDepor.com, the fixtures fall between 21 September and 6 October.

The run begins on Wednesday 30 September against Bolivia at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium in Córdoba. It continues on Saturday 3 October versus Burkina Faso at River’s stadium, the Monumental, then concludes on Tuesday 6 against Benin at the same venue.

The sequence gives Lionel Scaloni another chance to prepare and assess his squad after the World Cup final defeat and several departures, most notably Lionel Messi’s retirement.

Following FIFA sanctions for incidents at the 2026 World Cup, Leandro Paredes is banned for 10 matches and fined 90,000 USD, Nahuel Molina for seven with a 90,000 USD fine, assistant Roberto Ayala for three and 30,000 USD, and Thiago Almada for one and 30,000 USD.

FIFA has allowed suspensions to be served in Class A friendlies, but these games are not classed as such, so Paredes, Molina and Ayala cannot reduce their bans in this window. Almada will be available for the African fixtures after missing the opener against Bolivia.

AFA has been fined 321,000 USD for misconduct, discriminatory chants and displaying a Malvinas flag, and must operate with a 50 percent home capacity reduction. The federation has requested the ruling’s grounds to appeal.

Source: SuperDepor.com

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