Argentina vs Paraguay
Ref: R. ClausEstadio Mâs Monumental, Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires · 83,214 cap
Match recap
Argentina beat Paraguay 1–0 in their World Cup - Qualification South America fixture. Otamendi scored for Argentina. Argentina held 75% possession to 25% for Paraguay. Argentina sit 1st in the World Cup - Qualification South America table while Paraguay are 6th.
First Half
⚽
Otamendi
Assist: De Paul
Fernández
Yellow Card
21'
Alonso
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Ramírez
50'
Bareiro
Yellow Card
⇄
Álvarez
70'
⇄
Bareiro
71'
⇄
Campuzano
76'
⇄
Alonso
⇄
Fernández
86'
⇄
Almirón
⇄
De Paul
⇄
González
Match Statistics
ArgentinaParaguay
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
15
Shots
4
4
Shots on target
1
8
Shots in the box
2
7
Shots outside box
2
7
Shots off goal
1
9
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
75%
Possession
25%
741
Total passes
251
671
Accurate passes
181
91%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
19
1
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
2
Argentina
4-3-3
Paraguay
3-4-3Argentina
4-3-3Starting XI
- 3N. TagliaficoD
- 7R. De PaulM
- 9J. ÁlvarezF
- 13C. RomeroD
- 15N. GonzálezF
- 16E. FernándezM
- 19N. OtamendiD
- 20A. Mac AllisterM
- 21N. MolinaD
- 22Lautaro MartínezF
- 23E. MartínezG
Substitutes
- 1F. ArmaniG
- 2L. MartínezD
- 4G. MontielD
- 5L. ParedesM
- 6G. PezzellaD
- 8M. AcuñaD
- 10L. MessiF
- 11G. Lo CelsoM
- 12J. MussoG
- 14L. OcamposM
- 17A. GarnachoF
- 18G. RodríguezM
Paraguay
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1Carlos CoronelG
- 4M. EspinozaM
- 5F. BalbuenaD
- 6J. AlonsoD
- 8Á. CampuzanoM
- 10M. AlmirónF
- 14I. RamírezM
- 15G. GómezD
- 19R. SosaF
- 20R. SánchezM
- 21A. BareiroF
Substitutes
- 2R. RojasD
- 3O. AldereteD
- 7G. ÁvalosF
- 9A. SanabriaF
- 11H. VillalbaM
- 12S. RojasG
- 13M. GalarzaM
- 16M. RojasM
- 17A. RomeroM
- 18G. GiménezM
- 22J. EspínolaG
- 23B. OjedaM
Argentina
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Rodrigo de Paul | M | 89 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2/4 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Nahuel Molina | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Cristian Romero | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Julián Álvarez | F | 53 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Enzo Fernández | M | 80 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nicolás González | F | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/4 |
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lautaro Martínez | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alejandro Garnacho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcos Acuña | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giovani Lo Celso | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Ocampos | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franco Armani | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Musso | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonzalo Montiel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Germán Pezzella | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guido Rodríguez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Martínez Quarta | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lionel Messi | F | 37 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/4 |
| Leandro Paredes | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Paraguay
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Gómez(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matías Espinoza | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Fabián Balbuena | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ramón Sosa | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Miguel Almirón | F | 86 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Álvaro Campuzano | M | 71 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Bareiro | F | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Carlos Coronel | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Junior Alonso | D | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iván Ramírez | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Sánchez | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matías Rojas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Santiago Rojas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Alderete | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matías Galarza | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Espinola | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gastón Giménez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaku | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Rojas | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Braian Ojeda | M | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Héctor Villalba | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Sanabria | F | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Ávalos | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |