Argentina 7-0 Burkina Faso: Five first-half goals seal friendly rout (full match highlights)

Argentina produced a ruthless 7-0 victory over Burkina Faso in an international friendly at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. The match, played on 4 October 2026, was the first-ever meeting between the two nations, but was overshadowed by extraordinary circumstances surrounding the visitors' arrival. Burkina Faso's private flight from Morocco was cancelled due to technical problems, forcing the team to arrive in Argentina just five hours before kick-off, while several senior players refused to travel citing fatigue, leaving the visitors to field a largely Under-23 squad. Lautaro Martinez opened the scoring in the 4th minute, converting the rebound after his own penalty was saved. Moumouni Diallo scored an own goal on 8 minutes, and Gianluca Prestianni added a third on 12 minutes for his first senior international goal. Nico Paz made it 4-0 on 35 minutes, and Julian Alvarez struck a fifth a minute later from Prestianni's assist. Franco Mastantuono scored Argentina's sixth on 57 minutes, and Giuliano Simeone completed the rout with a stoppage-time header from Valentin Barco's cross. Argentina dominated possession with 75 percent, registered 30 shots to Burkina Faso's 3, and completed 882 passes with 93 percent accuracy. Scaloni made eleven changes and handed debuts to Matias Soule, Tomas Palacios and Santiago Castro. Lionel Messi did not feature, as he prepares for his farewell match against Benin on 6 October. Can Argentina maintain this form as they transition into the post-Messi era.

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