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title: "Chelsea’s Valentin Barco supplies Argentina’s SEVENTH goal as Emi Martinez receives ovation"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2026/10/04/valentin-barco-argentina-assist-martinez-ovation/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "James Chettle"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2026-10-04T16:34:04Z"
modified: "2026-10-04T16:34:04Z"
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# Chelsea’s Valentin Barco supplies Argentina’s SEVENTH goal as Emi Martinez receives ovation

- **Barco:** Sets up Giuliano Simeone after coming off the bench.
- **Martinez:** Receives an ovation when replaced.
- **Argentina:** Complete a 7-0 friendly victory over Burkina Faso.

Chelsea midfielder Valentin Barco supplied the final goal of Argentina’s 7-0 victory over Burkina Faso, while club team-mate Emiliano Martinez received an ovation at the Monumental.

Barco’s cross found Giuliano Simeone, who headed home in stoppage time to complete the scoring in Buenos Aires.

> 🇦🇷🔥 Valentín Barco with the assist! 🅰️\
> \
> 🤯 But what a gameplay from Argentina! [pic.twitter.com/MjolHErNh6](https://t.co/MjolHErNh6)
>
> — New Ballers (@newballers7) [October 4, 2026](https://x.com/newballers7/status/2106614301104730410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## Valentin Barco delivers from Argentina’s bench

The 22-year-old replaced Alexis Mac Allister during the second half, with Argentina already six goals ahead.

He later shot wide before delivering the assist, as recorded in [TyC Sports’ match coverage](https://www.tycsports.com/amistosos-de-selecciones/amistosos-internacionales-masc-2026-argentina-vs-burkina-faso-amistosos-id763898.html).

Assessing his contribution for [TyC Sports](https://www.tycsports.com/seleccion-argentina/los-puntajes-de-la-seleccion-argentina-vs-burkina-faso-gaston-recondo-op-id764230.html), journalist Gastón Recondo wrote, translated from Spanish:

> “He put the ball on Simeone’s head for 7-0.”

Barco, who [joined Chelsea from Strasbourg this summer](https://readchelsea.com/2026/08/02/chelsea-officially-announce-valentin-barco-signing-from-strasbourg/), finished his substitute appearance with a direct contribution to the scoreline.

## Emi Martinez applauded after quiet evening

Martinez started in goal and helped Argentina maintain their clean sheet before Geronimo Rulli replaced him.

TyC’s assessment described a particularly quiet outing for the Chelsea goalkeeper and noted the ovation as he departed.

Argentina still have a friendly against Benin to complete their international programme.

Both players feature in our [Chelsea international break tracker](https://readchelsea.com/2026/09/21/chelsea-international-break-tracker-fixtures-schedule/), with the Blues returning to Premier League action against Bournemouth on 10 October.