Javier Zanetti

Zanetti in 2011.
Personal information
Full name	Javier Adelmar Zanetti
Date of birth	(1973-08-10) 10 August 1973 (age 38)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position	Full back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Internazionale
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1992	Talleres	33	(1)
1992–1995	Banfield	66	(4)
1995–	Internazionale	578	(12)
National team‡
1996	Argentina U23	12	(0)
1994–	Argentina	145	(5)
Honours Competitor for  Argentina Men's Football Olympic Games Silver 1996 Atlanta Team Competition Pan American Games Gold 1995 Mar del Plata Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 July 2011

Javier Adelmar Zanetti (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈχaβ̞je̞ɾ saˈne̞ti]; born 10 August 1973 in Dock Sud, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Internazionale. Javier Zanetti has played for Inter since 1995, taking the captain's armband from 29 August 1999. Known for his versatility, he is adept on both the left and right wing, having played on both flanks as a fullback as well as a winger. He slots into several midfield positions with ease, particularly as a defensive or central midfielder. Internationally, he holds the record of the most capped player in the history of the Argentine national team and has played in the 1996 Olympic tournament and in two World Cups, in 1998 and 2002.

Known as "Pupi" in Argentina, Zanetti was born in Buenos Aires, picking up the nickname "El Tractor" (The Tractor) soon after his move to Italy where his strength, resilience, stamina, and his ability to run past opposing defenders when joining the attack from his right back position earned him notoriety. More recently, he plays in the right midfield.^[2] He ended a 4-year goal drought when he scored on 5 November 2006.^[3] In the national team, he is deployed as a right back but is able to switch between defense and attack easily.

Zanetti has won five Serie A titles with Inter, having earned the nickname "Il Capitano" (The Captain) among the fans and media since taking captaincy at Inter. As of the 2011-12 season, he is the only non-Italian player to captain a Serie A team. He holds the record for the highest all-time appearances by a non-Italian born player for an Italian club and his 757 official matches for the club put him first in Inter's all-time appearances list. Zanetti, who plans to retire with Inter and continue to work with the club thereafter, is also noted for his charity work, running a foundation to benefit disadvantaged children in Argentina. He has been named an ambassador for the SOS Children's Villages project in Argentina by FIFA, and in 2005, he received the Ambrogino d'Oro award from the Milan townhall for his social initiative. Zanetti is also a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics.

The 2010 UEFA Champions League Final on 22 May 2010 was Zanetti's 700th game with Inter, and the team's victory on the night ensured that Zanetti marked the occasion by completing a historic treble. He also scored on 20 October 2010 against Tottenham Hotspur to make him the oldest player to score in the UEFA Champions League at the age of 37 years and 71 days. This record has since been surpassed by Filippo Inzaghi and Ryan Giggs.

Early life[link]

Javier Adelmar Zanetti was born in Buenos Aires to Violeta Bonnazola and grew up in the harbour area in the Dock Sud district. He combined schooling and working commitments, helping his bricklayer father in masonry alongside delivering milk, and working in his cousin's grocery store without neglecting his passion for football. He began playing football on a field in the city suburbs, maintaining the pitch in his spare time. He is of Italian ancestry.

Club career[link]

Talleres RE[link]

Zanetti, after being rejected by the youth division of Argentina's Independiente, signed for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada (a second division team at the time), where he played 33 matches and scored one goal in just one season, but moved in 1993 to the Argentine First Division club Banfield.

Banfield[link]

A 20-year-old Zanetti debuted for Banfield on 12 September 1993 in a home match against River Plate. He scored his first goal 17 days later against Newell's Old Boys in a match that ended 1–1. His outstanding performances for Banfield gained popularity from El Taladro fans and also earned him a call-up from the national team. First division giants River Plate and Boca Juniors came knocking but Zanetti decided to stay on for another year at the club. In 1995, along with fellow Argentine Sebastián Rambert, he transferred to Italy's Internazionale, becoming team owner Massimo Moratti's first-ever purchase.

Internazionale[link]

Zanetti during training

He made his debut for Inter on 27 August 1995 against Vicenza in Milan. Throughout his stay with the club, he has won 16 trophies, 15 of which came under his captaincy : the UEFA Cup in 1998 – scoring the second goal for the final with a shot outside the penalty area – the 2005, 2006 and 2010 Coppa Italia, the 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010 Italian Super Cup, the 2005–2006, 2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 Scudetti and the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League. In 2010, Zanetti became the first player to captain an Italian club to a treble of the Scudetto, Coppa Italia and European Cup.

Zanetti's qualities have earned him respect on and off the field. He is sometimes criticised for being too soft-spoken on the pitch, but he makes up for this by being one of Inter's most consistent, reliable, and trusted players. As such, he was rewarded with the club captaincy, taking over from legendary defender Giuseppe Bergomi. Being a part of the squad for the last 13 seasons and with over 700 appearances, he is currently the team's longest-tenured player, and the first overall surpassing Bergomi (758) in the all-time list of most capped Inter players. To Inter fans, Zanetti is one of the greatest players to have ever worn the colours of the black and blue and he is a legend of Inter and considered their inspiration. He celebrated his 600th cap for Inter in style with a 1–0 win over newly promoted Lecce. Minutes before the match, he was presented with a commemorative plate by vice-captain Iván Córdoba to mark the special occasion.^[4]

Since the arrival of Maicon at the beginning of the 2006–07 season, Zanetti was moved from the right back position into midfield.^[2] He ended a four-year goal drought when he scored on 5 November 2006^[3] at a home match against Ascoli, having previously scored on 6 November 2002 at an away match against Empoli. On 27 September 2006, against Bayern Munich, Zanetti played his 500th professional match for Inter^[5] and on 22 November 2006, he appeared in his 100th UEFA match against Sporting Clube de Portugal.^[6] Zanetti went on an incredible twelve years without being sent off in a match. The first time he was sent off in his career was on 17 February 1999 in a Coppa Italia match against Parma, but he broke his streak when he was sent off in a Serie A match against Udinese on 3 December 2011. These are the only times he has been sent off during his entire career at Inter.

At Inter, Zanetti has had 17 different coaches (list), making him the only player to have played under this many coaches. His current contract with Internazionale runs until 2013 after he extended his contract at the summer of 2010. The captain has pledged his future to the Nerazzurri, hoping to have a future behind the desk at the club once he hangs up his boots after he quits playing. "Inter means a lot to me," Zanetti said.

It was the first team to open the doors of European football. I was very young when I came here and I think not many teams could have had so much faith and patience with a boy in his early 20s from the very first day like Inter did with me. I will always be grateful for that. For some reason I have always felt at home here at Inter and this is why I have never thought of leaving.

^[7]

Zanetti playing for Inter

Though Zanetti is more often classified as a defender, he has played in the midfield for most of the first half of the 2008–09 season. For the last several weeks of October 2008, with Portuguese coach José Mourinho facing a midfield crisis due to injuries to key midfielders Esteban Cambiasso and Sulley Muntari, he was moved again to the midfield for the matches against Genoa and Fiorentina. Since then, Mourinho played him in the midfield due to the preference of Maicon, Lúcio, Walter Samuel, and Cristian Chivu in the back four.

The 2009–10 season began well for Zanetti and Inter, especially after a 4–0 thrashing of crosstown rivals Milan in the Derby della Madonnina. In the 17 October match against Genoa, he started off the counterattack that led to Inter's second goal after dispossessing a Genoa player.^[8] Inter became the first team of the season to win by a five-goal margin. On 24 October, he reached Giacinto Facchetti's record of 476 Serie A appearances when he turned out for the match against Catania, which ended in a 2–1 win for the Nerazzurri. He also currently holds a club record of 149 consecutive appearances.^[9]

Inter won the 2010 Champions League Final 2-0 against Bayern Munich on 22 May 2010. This was Zanetti's 700th appearance for Internazionale.

On 20 October 2010, at 37 years and 71 days, Zanetti became the oldest player to score in the Champions League when he netted in the opening minute of Inter's 4-3 group stage win over Tottenham Hotspur at the San Siro.^[10] This was only his second ever Champions League goal; his first came in December 1998 in a match in a 2-0 win against Sturm Graz.

On 19 January 2011, Zanetti overtook Inter legend Giuseppe Bergomi in Serie A appearances, his 520th match in Serie A, all for Inter.

On 11 May 2011, Zanetti made his 1000th appearance as a professional footballer playing for Inter against Roma in the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final.

On 20 September 2011, Javier Zanetti made the all-time appearance record in a Serie A clash against Novara. The Argentine defender replaced Giuseppe Bergomi in the Inter record books upon his appearance against Novara.

International career[link]

Zanetti during the friendly match against Portugal on February 9, 2011

Zanetti debuted for Argentina on 16 November 1994 against Chile under coach Daniel Passarella. He has since represented his country at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. He was also part of the team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA.

In the 1998 World Cup run, he neatly finished off a Juan Sebastián Verón free kick in the round of 16 match against England making the score 2–2. Argentina went on to win 4–3 on penalties but lost the quarter-final match to the Netherlands.

Zanetti played for Marcelo Bielsa's Argentine national team in the 2002 World Cup. However, they finished 3rd in their group, despite winning the opening match.

Zanetti celebrated his 100th cap by helping Argentina win their 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final over Mexico on 26 June 2005, in which he won the Man of the Match award.^[11]

After having been part of the team during the qualification rounds, Zanetti was not called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup by coach José Pekerman in a controversial decision.^[12] Instead, Lionel Scaloni was given a surprise selection, a move that bewildered many fans and media.

With new coach Alfio Basile, Zanetti was called for a friendly match against France on 7 February 2007. He played brilliantly and helped Javier Saviola to score the only goal of the game that gave Argentina the first victory under Basile's second management.^[13] That same year, Zanetti was vice-captain of the Argentine Squad for the Copa América 2007, having previously appeared in the 1995, 1999 and the 2004 editions of the tournament.

In April 2007, Zanetti was presented with the National Giuseppe Prisco Award.^[14] Since the retirement of Ayala, Zanetti has been given the captain's armband. At a World Cup qualification match against Bolivia on 17 November 2007, he became the most capped player ever for Argentina.^[15]

Zanetti remained a regular under new coach Diego Maradona, although Barcelona defensive midfielder Javier Mascherano took over as captain at Maradona's request.^[16] Despite his heroics in the Champions league, Maradona failed to call up Zanetti and his Inter team-mate Esteban Cambiasso for the Argentina squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, this move was heavily criticized by football pundits from not only South-America but also Europe. Instead Ariel Garcé, 30 years old, after been called just two times in the last five years,^[17] received a shocking selection, but ultimately did not play a single minute in any world cup match.

On 20 August 2010 Argentina National Team new coach Sergio Batista recalled Javier Zanetti to the Argentina National Team for a friendly against Spain played on Tuesday 7 September 2010 at the River Plate Monumental Stadium where along fellow legend Gabriel Batistuta were awarded by the Argentine Football Association for their outstanding careers with more than 48000 people standing and clapping.^[18] He was called again for the friendly against Japan in Saitama of October 2010 but widthdrew last minute due to injury.^[19]

International goals and caps[link]

Argentina's goal tally first.

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Goal
1994
1	16 November	Estadio Nacional, Santiago	Chile	3–0	International Match
2	21 December	Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires	Romania	1–0	International Match
3	27 December	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Yugoslavia	1–0	International Match
1995
4	8 January	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Japan	5–1	1995 King Fahd Cup
5	10 January	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Nigeria	0–0	1995 King Fahd Cup
6	13 January	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Denmark	0–2	1995 King Fahd Cup Final
7	14 February	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza	Bulgaria	4–1	International Match
8	13 May	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	South Africa	1–1	International Match
9	31 May	Estadio Mario Kempes, Córdoba	Peru	1–0	International Match
10	14 June	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario	Paraguay	2–1	International Match
11	22 June	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza	Slovakia	6–0	International Match	1
12	30 June	Estadio Centenario, Quilmes	Australia	2–0	International Match
13	8 July	Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú	Bolivia	2–1	1995 Copa América
14	11 July	Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú	Chile	4–0	1995 Copa América
15	17 July	Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera	Brazil	2–2	1995 Copa América
16	20 September	Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid	Spain	1–2	International Match
17	11 October	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Colombia	0–0	International Match
18	8 November	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Brazil	0–1	International Match
1996
19	24 April	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Bolivia	3–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
20	2 June	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito	Ecuador	0–2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
21	20 June	Estadio San Martín, Tucumán	Poland	2–0	International Match
22	7 July	Estadio Nacional, Lima	Peru	0–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
23	1 September	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Paraguay	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
24	15 December	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Chile	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1997
25	6 July	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción	Paraguay	2–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
26	20 July	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Venezuela	2–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
27	10 September	Estadio Nacional, Santiago	Chile	2–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
28	12 September	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Uruguay	0–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1998
29	29 April	Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	1–0	International Match
30	14 May	Estadio Mario Kempes, Córdoba	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5–0	International Match	1
31	19 May	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza	Chile	1–0	International Match
32	25 May	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	South Africa	2–0	International Match
33	14 June	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse	Japan	1–0	1998 FIFA World Cup
34	21 June	Parc des Princes, Paris	Jamaica	5–0	1998 FIFA World Cup
35	26 June	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux	Croatia	1–0	1998 FIFA World Cup
36	30 June	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne	England	2–2	1998 FIFA World Cup	1
37	4 July	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille	Netherlands	1–2	1998 FIFA World Cup
1999
38	31 March	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam	Netherlands	1–1	International Match
39	9 June	Soldier Field, Chicago	Mexico	2–2	International Match
40	13 June	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.	United States	0–1	International Match
41	26 June	Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires	Lithuania	0–0	International Match
42	1 July	Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque	Ecuador	3–1	1999 Copa América
43	4 July	Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque	Colombia	0–3	1999 Copa América
44	11 July	Estadio Antonio Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este	Brazil	1–2	1999 Copa América
45	4 September	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Brazil	2–0	International Match
46	7 September	Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre	Brazil	2–4	International Match
47	13 October	Estadio Mario Kempes, Córdoba	Colombia	2–1	International Match
48	17 November	Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville	Spain	2–0	International Match
2000
49	23 February	Wembley Stadium, London	England	0–0	International Match
50	29 March	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Chile	4–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
51	26 April	Estadio José Romero, Maracaibo	Venezuela	4–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
52	4 June	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Bolivia	1–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
53	29 June	Estadio El Campín, Bogotá	Colombia	3–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
54	19 July	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Ecuador	2–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
55	26 July	Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo	Brazil	1–3	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2001
56	28 February	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Italy	2–1	International Match
57	28 March	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Venezuela	5–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
58	25 April	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz	Bolivia	3–3	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
59	3 June	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Colombia	3–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
60	15 August	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito	Ecuador	2–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
61	5 September	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Brazil	2–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
62	7 October	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción	Paraguay	2–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
63	8 November	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Peru	2–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
64	14 November	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo	Uruguay	1–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2002
65	27 March	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva	Cameroon	2–2	International Match
66	17 April	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart	Germany	1–0	International Match
67	2 June	Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima	Nigeria	1–0	2002 FIFA World Cup
68	7 June	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo	England	0–1	2002 FIFA World Cup
69	12 June	Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi	Sweden	1–1	2002 FIFA World Cup
70	20 November	Saitama Stadium, Saitama	Japan	2–0	International Match
2003
71	12 February	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam	Netherlands	0–1	International Match
72	8 June	Nagai Stadium, Osaka	Japan	4–1	International Match	1
73	11 June	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	South Korea	1–1	International Match
74	16 July	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata	Uruguay	2–2	International Match
75	6 September	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Chile	2–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
76	9 September	Estadio Olímpico, Caracas	Venezuela	3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
77	15 November	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Bolivia	3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
78	19 November	Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla	Colombia	1–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2004
79	28 April	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca	Morocco	1–0	International Match
80	2 June	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte	Brazil	1–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
81	27 June	Miami Orange Bowl, Miami	Colombia	0–2	International Match
82	30 June	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford	Peru	2–1	International Match
83	7 July	Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo	Ecuador	6–1	2004 Copa América
84	10 July	Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo	Mexico	0–1	2004 Copa América
85	13 July	Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura	Uruguay	4–2	2004 Copa América
86	17 July	Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo	Peru	1–0	2004 Copa América
87	20 July	Estadio Nacional, Lima	Colombia	3–0	2004 Copa América
88	25 July	Estadio Nacional, Lima	Brazil	2–2	2004 Copa América Final
89	4 September	Estadio Monumental "U", Lima	Peru	3–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
90	9 October	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Uruguay	4–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	1
91	13 October	Estadio Nacional, Santiago	Chile	0–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
92	17 November	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Venezuela	3–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2005
93	9 February	Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf	Germany	2–2	International Match
94	30 March	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Colombia	1–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
95	4 June	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito	Ecuador	0–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
96	8 June	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Brazil	3–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
97	15 June	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne	Tunisia	2–1	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
98	18 June	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg	Australia	4–2	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
99	21 June	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg	Germany	2–2	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
100	26 June	AWD-Arena, Hanover	Mexico	1–1	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
101	29 June	Waldstadion, Frankfurt	Brazil	1–4	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
102	12 November	Stade de Genève, Geneva	England	2–3	International Match
2007
103	7 February	Stade de France, Paris	France	1–0	International Match
104	2 June	St. Jakob-Park, Basel	Switzerland	1–1	International Match
105	5 June	Nou Camp, Barcelona	Algeria	4–3	International Match
106	28 June	Estadio José Romero, Maracaibo	United States	4–1	2007 Copa América
107	2 July	Estadio José Romero, Maracaibo	Colombia	4–2	2007 Copa América
108	5 July	Estadio Metropolitano, Barquisimeto	Paraguay	1–0	2007 Copa América
109	8 July	Estadio Metropolitano, Barquisimeto	Peru	4–0	2007 Copa América
110	11 July	Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz	Mexico	3–0	2007 Copa América
111	15 July	Estadio José Romero, Maracaibo	Brazil	0–3	2007 Copa América Final
112	22 August	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Norway	1–2	International Match
113	11 September	MCG, Melbourne	Australia	1–0	International Match
114	13 October	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Chile	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
115	16 October	Estadio José Romero, Maracaibo	Venezuela	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
116	17 November	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Bolivia	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
117	20 November	Estadio El Campín, Bogotá	Colombia	1–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2008
118	26 March	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo	Egypt	2–0	International Match
119	4 June	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego	Mexico	4–1	International Match
120	8 June	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford	United States	0–0	International Match
121	15 June	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Ecuador	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
122	18 June	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte	Brazil	0–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
123	20 August	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk	Belarus	0–0	International Match
124	6 September	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Paraguay	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
125	10 September	Estadio Monumental "U", Lima	Peru	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
126	11 October	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Uruguay	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
127	15 October	Estadio Nacional, Santiago	Chile	0–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
128	19 November	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Scotland	1–0	International Match
2009
129	11 February	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille	France	2–0	International Match
130	28 March	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Venezuela	4–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
131	1 April	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz	Bolivia	1–6	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
132	6 June	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Colombia	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
133	10 June	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito	Ecuador	0–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
134	12 August	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow	Russia	3–2	International Match
135	5 September	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario	Brazil	1–3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
136	9 September	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción	Paraguay	0–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010
137	7 September	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Spain	4–1	International Match
138	17 November	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha	Brazil	1–0	International Match
2011
139	9 February	Stade de Genève, Geneva	Portugal	2–1	International Match
140	26 March	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford	United States	1–1	International Match
141	20 June	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Albania	4–0	International Match
142	1 July	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata	Bolivia	1–1	2011 Copa América
143	6 July	Estadio Estanislao López, Santa Fe	Colombia	0–0	2011 Copa América
144	11 July	Estadio Mario Kempes, Córdoba	Costa Rica	3–0	2011 Copa América
145	16 July	Estadio Estanislao López, Santa Fe	Uruguay	1–1	2011 Copa América