Argentina’s U20 side lit up the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos with a ruthless 4-0 demolition of Nigeria on October 8, 2025, in the FIFA U20 World Cup round of 16.
The rout started fast. Just two minutes in, Alejo Sarco latched onto a defensive mix-up and rifled a low shot past the keeper for 1-0, sending the crowd into frenzy.
Nigeria pushed back, but in the 23rd minute, Mateo Carrizo curled a beauty from 20 yards into the top corner, making it 2-0 and silencing any comeback talk. The Super Eagles looked shell-shocked at halftime.
Fresh off the break, Carrizo struck again in the 53rd minute, breaking on the counter and coolly slotting home his brace to extend the lead to three.
Matias Silvetti put the cherry on top in the 66th, weaving through two defenders for a tidy finish that had fans spilling onto the pitch edges in celebration. Nigeria had chances but couldn’t pierce Argentina’s backline.
Argentina 🆚 Nigeria#U20WC pic.twitter.com/HaKXffRdLn
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) October 8, 2025
Argentina coach Diego Placente beamed post-match: “My players were hungry and precise, we turned our chances into gold while staying solid.”
Nigeria’s Aliyu Zubairu owned the pain: “The boys fought hard, but we lacked that killer edge. Credit to Argentina; this stings, but it fuels us.”
The victory catapults unbeaten Argentina into the quarterfinals, their group-topping form intact and eyes on the trophy. Nigeria bows out, their gritty third-place group run ending in heartbreak.
Can the Flying Eagles channel this setback into a fiercer charge next time around?
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