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Argentina vs Bolivia: 4-0 Win in Córdoba Without Messi Before His Farewell

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Argentina beat Bolivia 4-0 in an international friendly at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, kicking off at 9 p.m. local time. It was Argentina's first match since the World Cup, and Lionel Messi was not in the lineup.

Why people are searching

"argentina vs bolivia" was on Google Trends' daily trending lists in three markets: 10,000+ searches in the UK and 2,000+ in South Korea, while "argentina - bolivia" reached 1,000+ in Canada. The news items attached to the term were the BBC's live match page, a Sports Illustrated preview and a Goal.com piece on Argentina after Messi. Interest appears to come from fans looking for the score and the first lineup without Messi, a week before his farewell game.

The match at a glance

ItemDetail
CompetitionInternational friendly
VenueEstadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
DateSept. 30, 2026, 9 p.m. local time
ResultArgentina 4-0 Bolivia
Half-timeArgentina 2-0
ScorersLautaro Martínez, Nico Paz, Cristian Romero, José Manuel López
CaptainCristian Romero

How the goals came

Lautaro Martínez opened the scoring in the first half. Nico Paz made it 2-0 before the break, lifting the ball over goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra after a pass from Exequiel Palacios.

Romero, wearing the armband as Messi's successor as captain, headed in the third goal early in the second half from a Paz corner. Substitute José Manuel López, who had come on for Lautaro, added the fourth in the 86th minute. Infobae reported it was his first goal for Argentina. López also had a goal ruled out for offside a few minutes earlier.

What comes next

Argentina host Burkina Faso in Buenos Aires on Saturday, Oct. 3. The window ends on Oct. 6 with a friendly against Benin at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, which the Argentine Football Association set up as Messi's farewell appearance for the national team. Yonhap, citing dpa, and The Rio Times both reported that tickets for that match sold out within two hours.

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