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Argentina - Nigeria 3:1

06 SEP 2011, Friendly

Goals

1:0 Gonzalo Higuaín 24', 2:0 Ángel Di María 26', 2:1 Chinedu Obasi 46', 3:1 Elderson Echiéjilé 65' [own goal]

Argentina (Alejandro Sabella)

Sergio Romero, Nicolás Burdisso, Martín Demichelis, Nicolás Otamendi, Pablo Zabaleta (83' Federico Fernández), Javier Mascherano, Marcos Rojo (68' Jonás Gutiérrez), José Sosa (89' Ricky Álvarez), Ángel Di María (76' Éver Banega), Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuaín (77' Sergio Agüero)

Nigeria (Samson Siasia)

Dele Aiyenugba, Joseph Yobo, Efe Ambrose, Chibuzor Okonkwo (46' Chinedu Obasi), Elderson Echiéjilé, Taye Taiwo, Joel Obi (46' Ahmed Musa), John Obi Mikel (68' Emmanuel Emenike), Ikechukwu Uche, Victor Anichebe, Victor Obinna

Cards

Victor Obinna 31' (yellow card), Javier Mascherano 56' (yellow card)

Venue

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Trivia

Referee: Akbar Bakhshizadeh (Iran).

Attendance: 32000.

Player Details

NameCapClub
Sergio Romero23Sampdoria
Nicolás Burdisso45Roma
Martín Demichelis35Málaga
Nicolás Otamendi13Porto
Pablo Zabaleta17Manchester City
Javier Mascherano75Barcelona
Marcos Rojo7Spartak Moscow
Jonás Gutiérrez21Newcastle United
José Sosa9Metalist Kharkiv
Ángel Di María25Real Madrid
Éver Banega12Valencia
Lionel Messi63Barcelona
Gonzalo Higuaín18Real Madrid
Sergio Agüero33Manchester City
Federico Fernández4Napoli
Ricky Álvarez2Inter

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
01 JUL 2011Bolivia1:1Copa América
06 JUL 2011Colombia0:0Copa América
11 JUL 2011Costa Rica3:0Copa América
16 JUL 2011Uruguay(4)1:1(5)Copa América
02 SEP 2011Venezuela1:0Friendly

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
14 SEP 2011HomeBrazil0:0Friendly
28 SEP 2011AwayBrazil0:2Friendly
07 OCT 2011HomeChile4:1World Cup Quals
11 OCT 2011AwayVenezuela0:1World Cup Quals
11 NOV 2011HomeBolivia1:1World Cup Quals

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