Venezuela vs Argentina

WC Qualification South America 3 Sep 2021, 00:00
Venezuela
Venezuela
1–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Argentina
Argentina
🏟 Estadio Olímpico de la UCV (Caracas) 👤 L. González Round 9

Match report

Argentina beat Venezuela 3-1 in the WC Qualification South America on 3 September 2021. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Argentina dominated possession with 73% of the ball and had 17 shots to Venezuela's 7.

A. Martinez was sent off in the 32th minute.

The match was played at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV (Caracas), with L. González in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 27% - 73% Shots 7 - 17 On target 3 - 10 Corners 4 - 5 Fouls 11 - 7 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Lautaro Martínez
Argentina · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Rodrigo de Paul 68 passes (93% accurate)
8 Giovani Lo Celso 1 assist
7 Yeferson Soteldo 1 goal
7 Ángel Correa 1 goal
First half vs second half
Venezuela stepped it up after the break, with 5 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–8 5–9
Shots On Goal 1–4 2–6
Ball Possession 32–68 —
Corners 0–4 4–1
Attacks 34–35 24–48
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
58 Attacks 83
36 Dangerous Attacks 72
2 On Target 10
4 Off Target 3
7 Shots Total 17
3 Shots On Goal 10
3 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 2
5 Shots Inside Box 15
2 Shots Outside Box 2
11 Fouls 7
4 Corners 5
2 Offsides 1
27% Ball Possession 73%
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
7 Saves 2
219 Passes Total 595
162 Passes Accurate 549
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Venezuela · 4-4-2
1 W. Faríñez
21 A. González 2 N. Ferraresi 4 S. Velázquez 14 Ó. González
7 J. Savarino 8 T. Rincón 13 J. Martínez 10 Y. Soteldo
9 E. Ramírez 17 J. Martínez
Argentina · 4-4-2
23 E. Martínez
5 N. Molina 6 G. Pezzella 19 N. Otamendi 8 M. Acuña
11 Á. María 7 R. Paul 18 G. Rodríguez 20 G. Celso
10 L. Messi 22 L. Martínez
Venezuela
Coach
L. González
Substitutes
  • 22 Rafael Romo
  • 12 Joel Graterol
  • 3 Mikel Villanueva
  • 6 Adrian Martinez
  • 16 Daniel Carrillo
  • 20 Ronald Hernández
  • 5 Júnior Moreno
  • 15 Jhon Murillo
  • 23 Edson Castillo
  • 18 Rómulo Otero
  • 19 Jan Hurtado
  • 11 Freddy Vargas
Argentina
Coach
L. Scaloni
Substitutes
  • 12 Juan Musso
  • 1 Gerónimo Rulli
  • 3 Nicolás Tagliafico
  • 2 Lucas Martínez Quarta
  • 4 Gonzalo Montiel
  • 13 Nicolás Domínguez
  • 14 Exequiel Palacios
  • 21 Paulo Dybala
  • 9 Ángel Correa
  • 16 Joaquín Correa
  • 15 Nicolás González
  • 17 Alejandro Gómez
Substitutions
  • 25' ↑ L. Martínez ↓ J. Velázquez Venezuela
  • 35' ↑ M. Villanueva ↓ E. Ramírez Venezuela
  • 46' ↑ D. Carrillo ↓ J. Savarino Venezuela
  • 62' ↑ J. Correa ↓ G. Lo Celso Argentina
  • 63' ↑ Á. Correa ↓ Á. Di María Argentina
  • 67' ↑ J. Hurtado ↓ Josef Martínez Venezuela
  • 67' ↑ R. Hernández ↓ A. González Venezuela
  • 75' ↑ A. Gómez ↓ Lautaro Martínez Argentina
  • 76' ↑ E. Palacios ↓ R. De Paul Argentina
  • 80' ↑ P. Dybala ↓ G. Rodríguez Argentina
Cards
  • 32' A. Martinez Venezuela
  • 45' Y. Soteldo Venezuela
  • 79' Hurtado Venezuela
Head-to-head
Venezuela 0 1 draws 4 Argentina
2025-10-11 Argentina vs Venezuela 1 - 0
2025-09-04 Argentina vs Venezuela 3 - 0
2024-10-10 Venezuela vs Argentina 1 - 1
2022-03-25 Argentina vs Venezuela 3 - 0
2021-09-03 Venezuela vs Argentina 1 - 3
Recent form
Venezuela W D W D L
Argentina D D W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Venezuela vs Argentina?
Venezuela lost 1-3 against Argentina on 3 September 2021.
Who won Venezuela vs Argentina?
Argentina won the match 3-1.
Where was Venezuela vs Argentina played?
The match was played at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV (Caracas).
Who had more possession in Venezuela vs Argentina?
Argentina had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.