Updated 1 October 2026, after the last game
Cristian Romero has won the most aerial duels for Argentina in 2026, 19 in 12 appearances, 1.58 a game, ahead of Lisandro MartÃnez with 14 and Nico González with 12, across all competitions.
Cristian Romero is the Argentina player most likely to win an aerial duel, winning at least one aerial duel in 10 of their 12 games in 2026, 83%, ahead of Lisandro MartÃnez on 80% and Nico González on 70%.
Argentina have won over 8.5 aerial duels in six of their last 10 games, 60%, averaging 9.8 a game, with two of three away and four of seven at home, across all competitions.
Argentina win more aerial duels away from home, 9.0 a game in their last 10 away games against 8.9 in their last 10 at home, and went over 8.5 aerial duels in five of those away games.
Argentina won 18 aerial duels at home to Switzerland on 12 July, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 8.8 across their 13 games, and their fewest was two at home to Zambia on 1 April.
| Player | Apps | Aerials Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Romero | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 7 |
| Lisandro MartÃnez | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 7 |
| Nico González | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 6 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 6 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 5 |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 5 |
| Facundo Medina | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 4 |
| Enzo Fernández | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Giuliano Simeone | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 |
| Leandro Paredes | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 2 |
| Julián Alvarez | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 |
| Nico Paz | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Thiago Almada | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Lautaro MartÃnez | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 |
| Lionel Messi | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 |
| Franco Mastantuono | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Marcos Senesi | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| José Manuel López | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Nahuel Molina | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Rodrigo De Paul | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Emiliano MartÃnez | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Leonardo Balerdi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gerónimo Rulli | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gianluca Prestianni | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Santiago Simón | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Román Vega | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| ValentÃn Gómez | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leonel BenjamÃn Flores | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Giovani Lo Celso | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| AgustÃn Giay | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Exequiel Palacios | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| ValentÃn Barco | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gonzalo Montiel | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Argentina | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | England (A) | World Cup | 1-2 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Switzerland (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Cape Verde (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jordan (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Argentina | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | England (A) | World Cup | 1-2 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Switzerland (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Cape Verde (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jordan (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Honduras (H) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Zambia (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Mauritania (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina aerials won | Over 4.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Argentina aerials won | Over 6.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Argentina aerials won | Over 8.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Argentina aerials won | Over 10.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Argentina aerials won | Over 12.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 4.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 6.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 8.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 10.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 12.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 14.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total aerials won | Over 16.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total aerials won | Over 18.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total aerials won | Over 20.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 22.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |