Messi-less Argentina defeat Venezuela 1-0 in 2025 international friendly in the US

Argentina defeated Venezuela 1-0 in an international friendly at the Hard Rock Stadium and you lived every moment of this game here.

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Argentina beat Venezuela with a goal from Giovani Lo Celso.

Lautaro Martínez had three consecutive chances to score Argentina’s second goal, but Contreras stopped all of the striker’s attempts, sending the ball out for a corner.

Julian Alvarez, Nahuel Molina and Enzo Fernandez leave the field to make way for Rodrigo De Paul, Leonardo Balerdi and Alexis Mac Allister.

After a corner kick, Quintero struck the ball off the crossbar, missing Venezuela’s chance to pull one back.

After a great pass into the box from Simeone, Martínez unleashed a powerful shot that was brilliantly saved by Contreras.

Leandro Paredes leaves the field to make way for Giuliano Simeone.

Jose Contreras of Venezuela receives the first yellow card of the game.

Kevin Andrade and Alejandro Marques leave the field to make way for Kevin Kelsy and Matias Lacava.

Nicolas Tagliafico leaves the field to make way for Nicolas Gonzalez.

The game is on again!

The game goes to halftime with Argentina leading the score 1-0 over Venezuela.

After a brilliant individual play, Martinez fired from inside the box, but his shot was denied by Contreras.

After an incredible missed chance by Venezuela, Lo Celso took advantage of a great assist from Martínez to score the first goal of the match.

Nico Paz shot from outside the box, and Contreras managed to get a touch on it before the ball struck the post of the Venezuelan goal.

Giovani Lo Celso failed to make solid contact with a shot inside the six-yard box, and the ball went wide of the Venezuelan goal.

Lautaro Martinez had the first chance of the match, but Jose Contreras made a great save, sending the ball out for a corner.

Argentina and Venezuela have kicked off the 2025 international friendly!

The head-to-head record between the two teams is heavily tilted in Argentina’s favor. Out of 29 meetings, Argentina have won 24, Venezuela have claimed just 2 victories, and the sides have drawn 3 times.

Their most recent matchup came on September 4, 2025, during World Cup qualifying in Argentina, where the game ended in a 3-0 win with a brace from Messi and one goal from Lautaro Martinez.

Argentine midfielder Franco Mastantuono will miss both of his national team’s upcoming friendly matches due to injury. As a result, the player has been ruled out and will return to Real Madrid.

This is the confirmed lineup for Argentina: Emiliano Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Marcos Senesi, Nicolas Tagliafico; Giovani Lo Celso, Leandro Paredes, Enzo Fernandez; Nico Paz, Lautaro Martinez, Julian Alvarez.

This will be the starting lineup for Venezuela: Jose Contreras; Jon Aramburu, Nahuel Ferraresi, Alessandro Milani; Teo Quintero, Cristian Casseres; Telasco Segovia, Kervin Andrade, Juan Pablo Añor; Alejandro Marques.

Lionel Messi will not play against Venezuela, according to insider Gaston Edul. The Argentine star is expected to rejoin Inter Miami for Saturday’s match against Atlanta United, with a possible return to the Argentina national team for the second friendly against Puerto Rico.

The clash between Argentina and Venezuela will kick off at 8:00 PM (ET).

Fubo will be the option to watch Argentina vs Venezuela in the USA. Other options are: Fanatiz USA, Amazon Prime Video, ViX, and beIN SPORTS.

Welcome to our live coverage of the 2025 international friendly, where Argentina face Venezuela!

The match is set to take place at the iconic Hard Rock Stadium in the United States as part of the international friendly schedule.

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