Argentina beat Ecuador 1-3. Lionel Messi scored 3 goals. Best on the pitch was Lionel Messi, rated 9.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — CONMEBOL
   ECU 4-1-4-1·3-4-2-1 ARG
   Coach: J. Célico · J. SampaoliReferee: Anderson Daronco, Brazil📍 Olimpico Atahualpa
2. 1. First half
   2. 1'
      

      ECU
      GOOOAL!Romario IbarraAssist: Roberto Ordóñez
   3. 12'
      

      ARG
      GOOOAL!Lionel MessiAssist: Ángel Di María
   4. 14'
      

      ECU
      Yellow card
      Jose Francisco Cevallos
   5. 20'
      

      ARG
      GOOOAL!Lionel Messi
   6. 41'
      

      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲Enner Valencia▼Jose Francisco Cevallos
3. 1. Second half
   2. 51'
      

      ARG
      Yellow card
      Marcos Acuña
   3. 61'
      

      ARG
      Yellow card
      Lucas Biglia
   4. 62'
      

      ARG
      GOOOAL!Lionel MessiAssist: Nicolás Otamendi
   5. 64'
      

      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲M. Estrada▼Roberto Ordóñez
   6. 75'
      

      ECU
      Yellow card
      M. Estrada
   7. 76'
      

      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Mauro Icardi▼Darío Benedetto
   8. 77'
      

      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲Jonny Uchuari▼Jefferson Intriago
   9. 84'
      

      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲L. Paredes▼Ángel Di María
   10. 86'
       

       ARG
       Yellow card
       Javier Mascherano
   11. 90'
       

       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲Federico Fazio▼Silvio Romero