Overview
- Lautaro Martínez opened the scoring from a Lionel Messi pass late in the first half, and Messi added the second in the 82nd minute.
- Martínez’s goal brought him to 36 for Argentina, moving him past Hernán Crespo into fourth on the national team’s all-time scoring list.
- Messi’s total rose to 115 goals in 196 internationals after his late finish in Luanda.
- Four players made their senior Argentina debuts: Kevin Mac Allister, Máximo Perrone, Gianluca Prestianni and Joaquín Panichelli.
- Argentina’s lineup reflected several absences due to injuries, managerial decisions and vaccination entry rules, including Emiliano Martínez and Enzo Fernández, with Atlético Madrid players missing clearance.