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Argentina - Colombia 0:5

05 SEP 1993, World Cup Quals, Group Stage

Goals

0:1 Faustino Asprilla 41', 0:2 Faustino Asprilla 50', 0:3 Freddy Rincon 74', 0:4 Faustino Asprilla 76', 0:5 Adolfo Valencia 85'

Argentina (Alfio Basile)

Sergio Goycochea, Jorge Borelli, Oscar Ruggeri, Fernando Redondo (71' Alberto Acosta), Leonardo Rodríguez (53' Claudio García), Diego Simeone, Gabriel Batistuta, Ramón Medina Bello, Ricardo Altamirano, Julio Saldaña, Gustavo Zapata

Colombia (Francisco Maturana)

Oscar Cordoba, Luis Herrera, Alexis Mendoza, Luis Carlos Perea, Wilson Perez, Leonel Alvarez, Gabriel Gomez, Freddy Rincon, Carlos Valderrama, Faustino Asprilla, Adolfo Valencia

Venue

River Plate, Buenos Aires

Group A · final table

PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals forGoals againstGoal differencePointsOutcome
1Colombia6420132+1110Qualified
2Argentina631279-27
3Paraguay614167-16
4Peru6015412-81

Trivia

Referee: Ernesto Filippi Cavani (Uruguay)

Attendance: ~48,000–53,000

Player Details

NameCapClub
Sergio Goycochea38River Plate
Jorge Borelli11Racing Club
Oscar Ruggeri86América
Fernando Redondo15Tenerife
Alberto Acosta15Boca Juniors
Leonardo Rodríguez25Atalanta
Claudio García11Racing Club
Diego Simeone30Sevilla
Gabriel Batistuta25Fiorentina
Ramón Medina Bello13River Plate
Ricardo Altamirano22River Plate
Julio Saldaña3Boca Juniors
Gustavo Zapata16River Plate

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
01 AUG 1993AwayPeru1:0World Cup Quals
08 AUG 1993AwayParaguay3:1World Cup Quals
15 AUG 1993AwayColombia1:2World Cup Quals
22 AUG 1993HomePeru2:1World Cup Quals
29 AUG 1993HomeParaguay0:0World Cup Quals

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
31 OCT 1993AwayAustralia1:1World Cup Quals
17 NOV 1993HomeAustralia1:0World Cup Quals
15 DEC 1993Germany2:1Friendly
23 MAR 1994AwayBrazil0:2Friendly
20 APR 1994HomeMorocco3:1Friendly

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