Argentina vs Paraguay: World Cup Qualifier Match Report

Argentina ✓

1–0Match Finished

HT 1–0

Paraguay

Match Events

3'N. Otamendi (R. de Paul) Argentina
7'Enzo Fernández Foul Argentina
21'Junior Alonso Foul Paraguay
46'I. Ramirez (R. Rojas) Paraguay
50'Adam Bareiro Foul Paraguay
53'J. Alvarez (L. Messi) Argentina
70'A. Bareiro (A. Sanabria) Paraguay
71'A. Campuzano (B. Ojeda) Paraguay
76'J. Alonso (H. Villalba) Paraguay
80'E. Fernandez (L. Paredes) Argentina
86'M. Almiron (G. Avalos) Paraguay
90+4'R. de Paul (G. Lo Celso) Argentina
90+4'N. Gonzalez (L. Ocampos) Argentina

Statistics

Argentina		Paraguay
4	Shots on Goal	1
7	Shots off Goal	1
15	Total Shots	4
4	Blocked Shots	2
8	Shots insidebox	2
7	Shots outsidebox	2
10	Fouls	19
9	Corner Kicks	1
3	Offsides	2
75%	Ball Possession	25%
1	Yellow Cards	2
	Red Cards
1	Goalkeeper Saves	3
741	Total passes	251
671	Passes accurate	181
91%	Passes %	72%
	expected_goals

Lineups

Argentina 4-3-3

3N. Tagliafico

7R. de Paul

15N. Gonzalez

23 E. Martinez G
21 N. Molina D
13 C. Romero D
19 N. Otamendi D
3 N. Tagliafico D
7 R. de Paul M
16 E. Fernandez M
20 A. Mac Allister M
15 N. Gonzalez F
22 L. Martinez F
9 J. Alvarez F

Substitutes

1 F. Armani G
2 L. Martinez Quarta D
4 G. Montiel D
5 L. Paredes M
6 G. Pezzella D
8 M. Acuna D
10 L. Messi F
11 G. Lo Celso M
12 J. Musso G
14 L. Ocampos M
17 A. Garnacho F
18 G. Rodriguez M

Coach: Lionel Sebastián Scaloni

Paraguay 3-4-3

1Carlos Coronel

15G. Gomez

20R. Sanchez

14I. Ramirez

19R. Sosa

21A. Bareiro

10M. Almiron

1 Carlos Coronel G
5 Fabian Balbuena D
15 G. Gomez D
6 J. Alonso D
14 I. Ramirez M
8 A. Campuzano M
20 R. Sanchez M
4 M. Espinoza M
10 M. Almiron F
21 A. Bareiro F
19 R. Sosa F

Substitutes

2 R. Rojas D
3 O. Alderete D
7 G. Avalos F
9 A. Sanabria F
11 H. Villalba M
12 S. Rojas G
13 M. Galarza M
16 M. Rojas M
17 Kaku M
18 G. Gimenez M
22 J. Espinola G
23 B. Ojeda M

Coach: Gustavo Julio Alfaro

Player Stats

Top Rated: Nicolás Otamendi (highest match rating)

Argentina

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Emiliano Martínez	G	90'	—	—	6.9
Nahuel Molina	D	90'	—	—	7.5
Cristian Romero	D	90'	—	—	7.2
Nicolás Otamendi ★ Top Rated	D	90'	1	—	8.2
Nicolás Tagliafico	D	90'	—	—	7.3
Rodrigo de Paul	M	89'	—	1	7.9
Enzo Fernández	M	80'	—	—	7.2
Alexis Mac Allister	M	90'	—	—	7.5
Nicolás González	F	89'	—	—	7
Lautaro Martínez	F	90'	—	—	6.9
Julián Álvarez	F	53'	—	—	7.2
Lionel Messi sub	F	37'	—	—	6.9
Leandro Paredes sub	M	10'	—	—	6.3
Giovani Lo Celso sub	M	1'	—	—	—
Lucas Ocampos sub	M	1'	—	—	—
Franco Armani sub	G	—	—	—	—
Juan Musso sub	G	—	—	—	—
Gonzalo Montiel sub	D	—	—	—	—
Germán Pezzella sub	D	—	—	—	—
Marcos Acuña sub	D	—	—	—	—
Lucas Martínez Quarta sub	D	—	—	—	—
Alejandro Garnacho sub	F	—	—	—	—
Guido Rodríguez sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Emiliano Martínez	—	30/–/26%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Nahuel Molina	—	54/3/47%	3	4/7	1/1	–/1	0/0
Cristian Romero	–/1	102/–/95%	—	6/9	—	2/2	0/0
Nicolás Otamendi	1/1	112/–/106%	1	7/11	1/1	1/1	0/0
Nicolás Tagliafico	—	92/–/85%	—	5/7	1/1	3/–	0/0
Rodrigo de Paul	1/3	76/4/68%	2	9/16	2/4	5/1	0/0
Enzo Fernández	—	68/1/56%	1	4/8	1/1	1/1	1/0
Alexis Mac Allister	–/1	82/1/78%	3	7/14	2/4	2/2	0/0
Nicolás González	1/2	31/1/26%	—	3/6	1/4	1/–	0/0
Lautaro Martínez	–/1	21/1/20%	—	2/7	1/1	1/2	0/0
Julián Álvarez	1/1	32/2/31%	—	3/4	2/2	—	0/0
Lionel Messi	–/1	23/–/17%	—	4/8	2/4	2/–	0/0
Leandro Paredes	—	18/–/16%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Giovani Lo Celso	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Lucas Ocampos	—	—	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Franco Armani	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Juan Musso	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Gonzalo Montiel	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Germán Pezzella	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Marcos Acuña	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Lucas Martínez Quarta	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alejandro Garnacho	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Guido Rodríguez	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Paraguay

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Carlos Coronel	G	90'	—	—	6.6
Fabián Balbuena	D	90'	—	—	6.9
Gustavo Gómez	D	90'	—	—	7
Junior Alonso	D	76'	—	—	6.3
Iván Ramírez	M	45'	—	—	6.3
Álvaro Campuzano	M	71'	—	—	6.7
Richard Sánchez	M	90'	—	—	6.2
Matías Espinoza	M	90'	—	—	6.9
Miguel Almirón	F	86'	—	—	6.7
Adam Bareiro	F	70'	—	—	6.7
Ramón Sosa	F	90'	—	—	6.9
Robert Rojas sub	D	45'	—	—	6.9
Antonio Sanabria sub	F	20'	—	—	6.3
Braian Ojeda sub	M	19'	—	—	6.7
Héctor Villalba sub	M	14'	—	—	6.7
Gabriel Ávalos sub	F	9'	—	—	6.3
Santiago Rojas sub	G	—	—	—	—
Juan Espinola sub	G	—	—	—	—
Omar Alderete sub	D	—	—	—	—
Matías Galarza sub	M	—	—	—	—
Kaku sub	M	—	—	—	—
Gastón Giménez sub	M	—	—	—	—
Matías Rojas sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Carlos Coronel	—	23/–/10%	—	1/1	—	1/–	0/0
Fabián Balbuena	–/1	30/–/23%	4	5/8	—	—	0/0
Gustavo Gómez	—	25/–/19%	3	7/9	—	2/1	0/0
Junior Alonso	—	27/–/20%	—	–/2	—	–/2	1/0
Iván Ramírez	—	7/–/5%	—	–/3	—	–/2	0/0
Álvaro Campuzano	—	21/–/18%	2	4/7	—	–/1	0/0
Richard Sánchez	—	30/–/25%	—	–/4	—	—	0/0
Matías Espinoza	—	28/1/17%	3	6/11	1/3	–/2	0/0
Miguel Almirón	—	18/1/15%	1	2/9	1/4	–/2	0/0
Adam Bareiro	—	15/–/11%	2	6/16	1/2	1/3	1/0
Ramón Sosa	1/1	15/1/12%	2	9/16	1/3	5/1	0/0
Robert Rojas	—	5/–/2%	—	–/1	—	–/1	0/0
Antonio Sanabria	—	1/–/–	—	–/2	—	–/1	0/0
Braian Ojeda	—	3/–/2%	—	2/3	—	1/1	0/0
Héctor Villalba	—	2/–/2%	2	2/4	—	–/1	0/0
Gabriel Ávalos	—	1/–/–	—	1/3	—	–/1	0/0
Santiago Rojas	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Juan Espinola	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Omar Alderete	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Matías Galarza	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kaku	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Gastón Giménez	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Matías Rojas	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup - Qualification South America
Round: Group Stage - 3
Venue: Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Referee: R. Claus