Argentina face Burkina Faso before Messi farewell | OneFootball

Argentina face Burkina Faso at River Plate’s Estadio Monumental on Saturday at 21:00, live on TyC Sports and Telefe.

SuperDepor.com notes this is their second friendly of the current FIFA window. Chilean José Cabero will referee, assisted by Wladimir Muñoz and Carlos Venegas.

Argentina arrive after a 4-0 win over Bolivia on Wednesday, their first match since the 2026 World Cup. Goals came from Lautaro Martínez, Nico Paz, Cristian Romero and José Manuel López, two in each half. Youngsters who impressed included Valentín Barco, Gianluca Prestianni, Agustín Giay, Román Vega, Franco Mastantuono and Leonel Flores.

Burkina Faso have recently drawn 1-1 with Benin before beating the Central African Republic 1-0 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.

Attendance will be limited to 50 percent at the Monumental due to sanctions received by Argentina during the 2026 World Cup. Lionel Messi’s farewell is set for Tuesday 6 October against Benin, when a full house is expected.

Argentina’s possible XI includes Emiliano Martínez, Agustín Giay, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Román Vega or Facundo Medina, Nicolás Paz, Exequiel Palacios, Alexis Mac Allister, Gianluca Prestianni or Matías Soulé, Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez. Burkina Faso coach Amir Abdou has not revealed his likely line-up.

Source: SuperDepor.com

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