Playing without Messi in the current international window following a 4-0 victory over Bolivia, the reigning world champions dominated early, taking a 5-0 lead by halftime. Lautaro Martínez opened the scoring after turning in his own penalty rebound following a foul on Agustín Giay by Moumouni Diallo. The goal marked Martínez's 42nd international strike, pulling him level with Sergio Agüero as Argentina's joint-third highest goalscorer of all time. Diallo then scored an own goal in the 8th minute, before Gianluca Prestianni netted his first senior international goal in the 12th minute. Nico Paz scored Argentina's fourth, and Julián Álvarez added a fifth before the break. Second-half substitutes completed the rout, with Franco Mastantuono scoring his debut senior goal in a one-on-one situation and Giuliano Simeone capping the 7-0 victory in the third minute of injury time.