Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 15 shots. Best on the pitch was Nicolás Otamendi, rated 8.2.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — CONMEBOL
   ARG 4-3-3·3-4-3 PAR
   Coach: Lionel Sebastián Scaloni · Gustavo Julio AlfaroReferee: R. Claus📍 Estadio Monumental
2. 1. First half
   2. 3'
      

      ARG
      GOOOAL!Nicolás OtamendiAssist: R. de Paul
   3. 7'
      

      ARG
      Yellow card
      Enzo Fernández
   4. 21'
      

      PAR
      Yellow card
      Junior Alonso
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      PAR
      Substitution
      ▲R. Rojas▼I. Ramirez
   3. 50'
      

      PAR
      Yellow card
      Adam Bareiro
   4. 53'
      

      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Lionel Messi▼Julián Álvarez
   5. 70'
      

      PAR
      Substitution
      ▲Antonio Sanabria▼Adam Bareiro
   6. 71'
      

      PAR
      Substitution
      ▲B. Ojeda▼A. Campuzano
   7. 76'
      

      PAR
      Substitution
      ▲Héctor Villalba▼Junior Alonso
   8. 80'
      

      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲L. Paredes▼Enzo Fernández
   9. 86'
      

      PAR
      Substitution
      ▲Gabriel Ávalos▼Miguel Almirón
   10. 90+4'
       

       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲Giovani Lo Celso▼Rodrigo De Paul
   11. 90+4'
       

       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲L. Ocampos▼Nicolás González