'Historic farce' - Argentinian media aghast amid friendly chaos

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Argentina defeated a Burkina Faso team composed mostly of youth players 7-0 in a friendly after travel delays disrupted the visitors’ lineup. Argentine media criticized the match as chaotic, saying the Burkina Faso senior squad did not arrive in time because some players refused the late travel schedule.

Argentina hammered a Burkina Faso side made up mostly of youth players 7-0 in a friendly on Saturday and Argentina media were unrelenting in their criticism of the chaos. The World Cup runners-up were meant to play Burkina Faso's senior side but travel delays meant many players refused to fly given they would have landed in Buenos Aires only three and a half hours before kick-off.