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Paraguay - Argentina (3)2:0(1)

31 AUG 1977, Copa Félix Bogado

Goals

Paraguay: Alberto Tarantini

Argentina:

Paraguay

Secundino Aifuch, Alcides Baez, J Manuel Battaglia, Hugo Benitez Isasi, Adalberto Escobar, Juan Espinola, Pedro Nelson Fleitas (' Pedro Lopez), Gerardo González, Oscar Lopez, Milciades Morel (' Alicio Solalinde), Juan de la Cruz Sanabria (' Tito Vera)

Argentina (César Luis Menotti)

Héctor Baley, Jorge Carrascosa, Daniel Killer, Jorge Olguín, Alberto Tarantini, Osvaldo Ardiles, Daniel Bertoni, Américo Gallego, Diego Maradona, René Houseman (67' Oscar Ortiz), Omar Roldán (67' Leopoldo Luque)

Cards

Alberto Tarantini 74' (red card)

Venue

Los Defensores Del Chaco, Asunción

Trivia

Referee: Juan Ambrosio Silvagno Cavanna (Chile). Attendance: 30,000 (El Gráfico).

The penalty shootout was played to decide the possession of the cup.

Player Details

NameCapClub
Héctor Baley10Huracán
Jorge Carrascosa30Huracán
Daniel Killer21Racing Club
Jorge Olguín20San Lorenzo
Alberto Tarantini22Boca Juniors
Osvaldo Ardiles29Huracán
Daniel Bertoni12Independiente
Américo Gallego29Newell's
Diego Maradona3Argentinos Juniors
René Houseman36Huracán
Oscar Ortiz10River Plate
Omar Roldán1Vélez Sarsfield
Leopoldo Luque22River Plate

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
18 JUN 1977HomeScotland1:1Friendly
26 JUN 1977HomeFrance0:0Friendly
03 JUL 1977HomeYugoslavia1:0Friendly
12 JUL 1977HomeE. Germany2:0Friendly
24 AUG 1977HomeParaguay2:1Copa Félix Bogado

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
19 MAR 1978HomePeru2:1Copa Ramon Castilla
23 MAR 1978AwayPeru3:1Copa Ramon Castilla
29 MAR 1978HomeBulgaria3:1Friendly
05 APR 1978HomeRomania2:0Friendly
19 APR 1978HomeIreland3:1Friendly

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