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Paraguay - Argentina 1:1

16 SEP 1973, World Cup Quals

Goals

0:1 Rubén Ayala 33', 1:1 Saturnino Arrua 41'

Paraguay

Saturnino Arrua, José de la Cruz Benitez Santa Cruz, Anastacio Rafael Cobo, Carlos Diarte, Adalberto Escobar, Carlos de los Santos Jara Saguier, Lorenzo Jimenez Roa (73' Jorge Insfran Torres), Pedro 'Cable' Molinas, Luis Cesar Ortiz Aquino, Juvencio Osorio Maldonado (72' Lorenzo Espinoza Alvarez), Alcides Sosa Ovelar

Argentina (Enrique Omar Sivori)

Daniel Carnevali, Ángel Bargas, Heriberto Correa, Enrique Wolff, Roberto Telch, Francisco Sá, Agustín Balbuena, Miguel Ángel Brindisi (87' Carlos Babington), Rubén Ayala, Enrique Chazarreta, Carlos Guerini (46' Roque Avallay)

Cards

Alcides Sosa Ovelar (yellow card), Pedro 'Cable' Molinas (yellow card), Agustín Balbuena (yellow card)

Venue

Puerto Sajonia, Asunción

Group 2 · as of 16 Sep

PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals forGoals againstGoal differencePoints
1Argentina211051+43
2Paraguay211032+13
3Bolivia200216-50

Trivia

Referee: Omar Delgado (Colombia). Attendance: ~35,000–47,000.

Player Details

NameCapClub
Daniel Carnevali16Las Palmas
Ángel Bargas22Nantes
Heriberto Correa3Vélez Sarsfield
Enrique Wolff20River Plate
Roberto Telch16San Lorenzo
Francisco Sá2Independiente
Agustín Balbuena2Independiente
Miguel Ángel Brindisi37Huracán
Rubén Ayala15Atlético Madrid
Enrique Chazarreta7San Lorenzo
Carlos Guerini6Málaga
Carlos Babington6Huracán
Roque Avallay14Huracán

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
23 MAY 1973AwayUruguay1:1Copa Newton
13 JUL 1973HomeChile5:4Copa Dittborn
18 JUL 1973AwayChile1:3Copa Dittborn
27 JUL 1973HomePeru3:1Copa Ramon Castilla
09 SEP 1973HomeBolivia4:0World Cup Quals

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
23 SEP 1973AwayBolivia1:0World Cup Quals
07 OCT 1973HomeParaguay3:1World Cup Quals
22 APR 1974HomeRomania2:1Friendly
18 MAY 1974AwayFrance1:0Friendly
22 MAY 1974AwayEngland2:2Friendly

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