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Football friendly: Burkina Faso lose 7-0 to Argentina

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Burkina Faso lost 7-0 to Argentina in a friendly match on the night of 3 to 4 October 2026 at Buenos Aires’ Monumental Stadium. Lautaro Martínez, Gianluca Prestianni, Nicolás Paz, Julián Álvarez, Franco Mastantuono and Giuliano Simeone scored for Argentina, reports Lefaso.net.

Argentina beat Burkina Faso 7-0 in a friendly football match played on the night of Saturday 3 to Sunday 4 October 2026 at Buenos Aires’ Monumental Stadium, reports Lefaso.net. Lautaro Martínez opened the scoring before Moumouni Diallo scored an own goal. Gianluca Prestianni, Nicolás Paz and Julián Álvarez then scored Argentina’s goals to make it 5-0 at half-time.

Franco Mastantuono and Giuliano Simeone added to the score in the second half. The Stallions, the nickname of Burkina Faso’s national team, thus suffered a heavy defeat against Argentina.

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