Obviously always happy seeing him score, but WHYYY does Lauti have to play a friendly when Argentina are already qualified for the WC??

We have an away game on Saturday where he is literally forced to play with barely any training, couldn’t he just rest? Sometimes I really wish national teams cared about these things…

Messi wanted out, so he just blew it off lol

Full time whistle in the 89th minute?

Wtf not even a full 90? Ref broke the rules

I keep seeing people say money was the reason behind this game but realistically how much money could Puerto Rico have given us? They don’t exactly have fuck you money like Qatar or Saudi Arabia. I don’t understand what the point of this game was lmao.

The most assists in the history of intl football.

Hes at least in the stats.

Had to clap that assist wow

Messi would have been more animated if it would have been in Chicago thats for sure, prob. feels like a I. Miami game for him now

6-0

My half Argentine side is happy. My half Puerto Rican side just wants one goal

This sure is a matchup.

I hope the AFA will find some serious opponents before the WC starts.

Messi the maestro

lol chill

BASTA FREEZER

5-0

Messi’s not getting his goal today 😭

a alguien le gusta estas camisetas?

quien las diseño, sancor?

Nico Gonzalez Try Not to Side Tackle At LB Challenge.

Level Impossible.

4-0

Don’t like how we’re taking shots from far out like that.

This is a training session with extra steps. And with our luck they’ll injure Rivero because god wants me specifically to [redacted]

Giuliano try beat your man in a 1v1 challenge. Level Impossible.

what

finally getting to see Moreno and Rivero. it kills me Scaloni didn’t call up any new fullbacks.

a half time show with full on thrusting this is so American lmao

I feel like when we start team moves these days our passing is always a little off and they break down. There’s something not… as crisp as before. There was a moment just before the end of the first half where we raised the tempo of our passing, but the move broke down where someone on the forward line, received the pass, but then looked to pass the ball on into empty space where there was no one. In the end, someone in our midfield had to jog across from his position to collect the ball.

It’s a trend I’ve been seeing happening more and more often since the end of the 2022 World Cup, when it was much less prominent occurrence before that. Losing the ball in these team moves when we used to at least fashion together a chance from these team moves. It’s nit-picky but against better opposition, they can punish us in a turnover. When we’ve lost games this cycle, such as against Ecuador, the main complaint has been the fact we’ve been sloppy on the ball in passing against stronger teams. These little mistakes need to be ironed out.

3-0 up though is nice lol

This might probably be one of those unlucky games where Messi just can’t score despite his team dominating.

Oof Lo Celso got dribbled past too easily there. Scaloni would be noting it since he has a stacked midfield

That #7 Rivera has been good

Emi being tested is a plus

Great play by Argentina

Well played Lopez. Messi is gonna be playmaking and it will lead to more team goals than if he tried to get goals himself.

lol MESSI twin at it again!!!

Uh tremenda asistencia de Flaco Lopez

3-0

Wait question… why is the match thread today filled with people watching, but the Venezuela one was empty?

Listen this a great experience for Puerto Rico

Earlier today the guy that Messi sadly gets compared to got fed by his full-backs. The difference is that Messi feeds his full-backs (Montiel goal) and is almost at 400 assists.

Freeeekick

Lopez needs to lock in 🫣

Ooh, look at Argentina beating on a team with a fraction of their capabilities.

I really don’t see the logic in starting anyone in the A team in a meaningless friendly.

A Puerto Rico redhead, Mac Allisters spirit animal.

Puerto Rico doesnt look bad for a minnow tbh, I expected them to be like Singapore or one of the other minnows Tapia usually gets us to play…

It’s like a cat playing with it’s food

Beautiful assist

Montiel scoring volleys, what is this

2-0

Bro jus shoulder checked him on purpose lol

Mac10 the MESSI twin

Developing into a fox in the box lol

start counting!!!

Anyone got that link for this game? :(

1-0

Simeone needs to get the ball too far ahead

Giuliano got a Miami tan

overrated GK btw

what a save

Lmaoo

Casi nos coje jaja

This is such a weird game

I hope Flaco Lopez and Giuliano score at least

I hope this turns into a San Marino-stat padding situation with 5 goals by Messi. 

What a stupid fucking lineup this is. Waste of an international window with these friendlies AFA scheduled.

Seriously fuck Tapia for getting these friendlies but I’d watch Argentina play against the San Marino 10th division.

PR players biggest game of their lives

Please stand up for the anthem of Argentina

Why’s the stadium so empty?

Argentina really didn’t need to bring their A team for this, why not test out some newbies? Lol

Poné a los pibes Scaloni

10-0 right?

right?

LFGGGG

It’s being reported as a 4-4-2 but I suspect this is Scaloni trialling a 3-5-2 with Giuliano and Nico G as wingbacks

Good to see Balerdi get another game, and Flaco Lopez gets his debut (and chance to be the 3rd striker at the World Cup)

Why is the US anthem being played?

Predictions?