Angel Di Maria and Nicholas Otamendy became the third and fourth Argentine football players who scored goals at the gate of the team from Argentina at the World Cup / Intercontinental Cup:
- Ruben Ayala (1975, “Athletic”, against “Independent”)
- Lionel Messi (2009, Barcelona, Against Estudiances)
- Lionel Messi (2015, Barcelona, Against River Plete)
- Angel di Maria (2025, “Benfica”, vs. “Boca Juniors”)
- Nicholas Otamendi (2025, Benfica, Against “Boka Huniors”)
Angel Di Maria scored a goal into the gate of the seventh Argentine team (six times he did it as part of “Rosario Sentral”): “Quadmes”, “Racing”, “Lanus”, “Hymnassia”, “Kolons”, “Veles Sarsfield”, “Bokka Huniors”.
Angel Di Maria became the third oldest goal at the World Club (including previous formats):
- 37 years and 127 days – Javier Danetti
- 37 years and 125 days – Nicholas Otamendi
- 37 years and 123 days – Angel di Maria
- 35 years and 361 days – Karim Benzema
- 35 years and 275 days – Thomas Muller

🇦🇷argentinos Que Marcaram a Clubes 🇦🇷argentinos Em 🏆Mundiais de Clubes:
1975 Ayala (Atl. Madrid) VS Independiente
2009 Messi (Barcelona) VS Estudiantes
2015 Messi (Barcelona) VS River Plate
2025 ángel di María (BenFica) VS Boca Juniors pic.twitter.com/buzsbyg1yp– Playmaker (@Playmaker_pt) June 16, 2025
Source: Sport.ua