Paraguay - Argentina 1:2

06 JUL 1997, World Cup Quals

Goals

0:1 Marcelo Gallardo 30', 0:2 Juan Sebastián Verón 41', 1:2 Roberto Miguel Acuna 65' [P]

Paraguay (Paulo Cesar Carpeggiani)

Ruben Ruiz Diaz, Celso Ayala, Carlos Gamarra, Ricardo Rojas, Roberto Miguel Acuna, Julio Cesar Encico, Estanislao Struway (52' Virgilio Ferreira), José Cardozo, Aristides Fabian Rojas, Francisco Javier Esteche (46' Derlis Francisco Soto), Juan Ramon Jara

Argentina (Daniel Passarella)

Carlos Roa, José Chamot, Hernán Díaz, Roberto Ayala, Roberto Sensini, Matias Almeyda, Diego Simeone, Juan Sebastián Verón (51' Javier Zanetti), Hernan Crespo (78' Sergio Berti), Marcelo Gallardo (85' Pablo Paz), Claudio López

Cards

Hernán Díaz 86' (R)

Venue

Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Trivia

Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil).

Attendance: 38000 (El Gráfico; South American Football International Line-Ups & Statistics 1902-2013: 30000).

Player Details

NameCapClub
Carlos Roa5Lanús
José Chamot31Lazio
Hernán Díaz26River Plate
Roberto Ayala26Napoli
Roberto Sensini35Parma
Matias Almeyda10Sevilla
Diego Simeone60Atlético Madrid
Juan Sebastián Verón6Sampdoria
Javier Zanetti25Inter
Hernan Crespo8Parma
Sergio Berti15River Plate
Marcelo Gallardo18River Plate
Pablo Paz6Tenerife
Claudio López11Valencia

See also

All matches in 1990s

All matches against Paraguay

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