Paraguay vs Argentina
Ref: A. Daronco
Match recap
Paraguay beat Argentina 2–1 in their World Cup - Qualification South America fixture. Sanabria and Alderete scored for Paraguay; Lautaro Martínez replied for Argentina. Paraguay held 23% possession to 77% for Argentina. Paraguay sit 6th in the World Cup - Qualification South America table while Argentina are 1st.
First Half
11'
⚽
Lautaro Martínez
Assist: Fernández
13'
VAR
Goal confirmed
⚽
Sanabria
Assist: Velázquez
Alderete
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Romero
⚽
Alderete
Assist: Gómez
Cubas
Yellow Card
64'
⇄
Mac Allister
⇄
Gómez
⇄
Sanabria
77'
⇄
Fernández
78'
⇄
Molina
81'
Otamendi
Yellow Card
⇄
Enciso
⇄
Bobadilla
Pitta
Yellow Card
86'
⇄
Álvarez
⇄
Almirón
Match Statistics
ParaguayArgentina
3Won
Statistical edge
3–10
battles won across 14 metrics
Attack2 · 3 won
8
Shots
9
2
Shots on target
1
7
Shots in the box
7
1
Shots outside box
2
2
Shots off goal
6
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
23%
Possession
77%
184
Total passes
650
121
Accurate passes
569
66%
Pass accuracy
88%
Discipline0 · 3 won
17
Fouls
9
3
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
4
Blocked shots
2
Paraguay
4-4-2
Argentina
4-2-3-1Paraguay
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2G. VelázquezD
- 3O. AldereteD
- 6J. AlonsoD
- 8D. GómezM
- 9A. SanabriaF
- 10M. AlmirónM
- 12R. Fernandez
- 14A. CubasM
- 15G. GómezD
- 16D. BobadillaM
- 19J. EncisoF
Substitutes
- 1Carlos CoronelG
- 4C. OlmedoF
- 5F. BalbuenaD
- 7R. SosaF
- 11Á. RomeroF
- 13M. GalarzaM
- 17A. RomeroM
- 18A. ArceF
- 20M. VillasantiM
- 21I. PittaF
- 22J. EspínolaG
- 23S. ArzamendiaD
Argentina
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3N. TagliaficoD
- 7R. De PaulM
- 8E. FernándezM
- 9J. ÁlvarezM
- 10L. MessiM
- 13C. RomeroD
- 16N. MolinaD
- 19N. OtamendiD
- 20A. Mac AllisterM
- 22Lautaro MartínezF
- 23E. MartínezG
Substitutes
- 1W. BenítezG
- 2F. MedinaD
- 4G. MontielD
- 5L. ParedesM
- 6L. BalerdiD
- 11G. Lo CelsoM
- 12G. RulliG
- 14E. PalaciosM
- 15T. AlmadaM
- 17A. GarnachoF
- 18N. PazM
- 21V. CastellanosF
Paraguay
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Velázquez | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Diego Gómez | M | 72 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1/7 |
| Omar Alderete | D | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Antonio Sanabria | F | 72 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Miguel Almirón | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Junior Alonso | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Gustavo Gómez(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Damián Bobadilla | M | 82 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Enciso | F | 82 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Andrés Cubas | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Gatito Fernández | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Juan Espinola | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Coronel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaku | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Santiago Arzamendia | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabián Balbuena | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cesar Olmedo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matías Galarza | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Arce | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Villasanti | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Sosa | F | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Isidro Pitta | F | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ángel Romero | F | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Argentina
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julián Álvarez | M | 86 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Lautaro Martínez | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Enzo Fernández | M | 77 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Lionel Messi(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Nicolás Otamendi | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo de Paul | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cristian Romero | D | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Nahuel Molina | D | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Facundo Medina | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walter Benítez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Rulli | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico Paz | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giovani Lo Celso | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Exequiel Palacios | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thiago Almada | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Paredes | M | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Valentín Castellanos | F | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Gonzalo Montiel | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Balerdi | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Garnacho | F | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |