Argentina beat Ecuador 1-0. Best on the pitch was Robert Arboleda, rated 7.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — CONMEBOL
   ARG 4-3-2-1·4-1-4-1 ECU
   Coach: L. Scaloni · G. AlfaroReferee: R. Tobar📍 Estadio Alberto José Armando
2. 1. First half
   2. 13'
      

      ARG
      GOOOAL!Lionel MessiPenalty
   3. 21'
      

      ARG
      Yellow card
      L. Paredes
   4. 43'
      

      ECU
      Yellow card
      Enner Valencia
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲A. Preciado▼E. Ferigra
   3. 64'
      

      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲Gonzalo Plata▼A. Ibarra
   4. 66'
      

      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Silvio Romero▼Marcos Acuña
   5. 76'
      

      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲L. Alario▼Lautaro Martínez
   6. 78'
      

      ARG
      Yellow card
      Nicolás Otamendi
   7. 79'
      

      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲Romario Ibarra▼M. Caicedo
   8. 84'
      

      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲J. Foyth▼G. Montiel
   9. 84'
      

      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲N. Domínguez▼L. Ocampos
   10. 87'
       

       ECU
       Substitution
       ▲M. Estrada▼Ángel Mena