Argentina 1-0 Peru: Messi assists Lautaro Martínez’s goal to secure Three points

The game is over and the final score is Argentina 1-0, Peru. Here is the match report.

2026 World Cup qualification South America

1-0

• Lautaro (55')

Competition events

0' The match is about to start!

4' Tagliafico hits the ball wide

12' Enzo finds Montiel, who goes down to tap the ball past Gallese, but misses

18' Alexander Callens seems to get an elbow on Lionel Messi

22' First big chance of the evening for Argentina

24' Mac Allister's header over the crossbar

37' Argentina wins a free kick when Messi goes down after a tackle by Castillo

42' Free kick from Messi and the goalkeeper saves!

55' Lautaro takes the lead with a cross from Messi! Argentina 1-0 Peru

60' Lautaro's shot over the crossbar

75' Substitution! Montiel out

80' Sharp straight pass from Messi

Setups

Argentina XI: Messi, Otamendi, E. Martinez, Tagliafico, De Paul, Lautaro, Gonzalo Montiel, Mac Allister, Balerdi, Julián Alvarez, Enzo Fernández

Subs: Gerónimo Rulli, Paredes, Walter Benítez, Lo Celso, Exequiel Palacios, Facundo Medina, Taty Castellanos, N. Perez, Thiago Almada, Alejandro Garnacho, Giuliano Simeone, Nico Paz

Peru XI: P. Guerrero, P. Gallese, Carlos Zambrano, L. Advíncula, Alexander Callens, M. Araujo, A. Polo, Sergio Pena, Jesús Castillo, Oliver Sonne, Álex Valera

Subs: Lapadula, C. Cáceda, Horacio Calcaterra, M. Trauco, É. Flores, Luis Abram, Renzo Garcés, Bryan Reyna, José Rivera, Jorge Murrugarra, Diego Romero, Piero Quispe