Ecuador - Argentina 2:0

02 JUN 1996, World Cup Quals

Goals

1:0 Alberto Guilermo Montano 51', 2:0 Eduardo Hurtado 90'

Ecuador (Francisco Maturana)

Ivan Hurtado, Alex Dario Aguinaga, Eduardo Hurtado, Luis Enrique Capurro, Wilson Ivan Carabali, José Eduardo Gavica (46' Angel Fernandez), Alberto Guilermo Montano, Carlos Luis Morales, Wagner Rivera, Gilson Simoes De Souza, Maximo Wilson Tenorio

Argentina (Daniel Passarella)

Carlos Bossio, Fernando Cáceres, José Chamot, Roberto Sensini, Matías Almeyda, Diego Simeone, Javier Zanetti, Gabriel Batistuta (75' Hernán Crespo), Claudio Caniggia, Ariel Ortega (71' Rodolfo Esteban Cardoso), Hugo Alberto Morales (76' Claudio López)

Venue

Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito, Quito

CONMEBOL · after matchday 2

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Goal difference	Points
1	Ecuador	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
2	Colombia	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
3	Paraguay	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3
4	Argentina	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
5	Uruguay	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
6	Chile	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
7	Venezuela	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	1
8	Peru	2	0	1	1	2	5	-3	1
9	Bolivia	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0

Trivia

Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia).

Attendance: ~42,000–46,000.

Player Details

Name	Cap	Club
Carlos Bossio	10	Estudiantes LP
Fernando Cáceres	22	Zaragoza
José Chamot	24	Lazio
Roberto Sensini	28	Parma
Matías Almeyda	2	River Plate
Diego Simeone	51	Atlético Madrid
Javier Zanetti	20	Inter
Gabriel Batistuta	50	Fiorentina
Hernán Crespo	2	River Plate
Claudio Caniggia	47	Boca Juniors
Ariel Ortega	29	River Plate
Rodolfo Esteban Cardoso	2	Werder Bremen
Hugo Alberto Morales	2	Lanús
Claudio López	4	Racing Club

Earlier matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
20 SEP 1995	Away	Spain	1:2	Friendly
11 OCT 1995	Home	Colombia	0:0	Friendly
08 NOV 1995	Home	Brazil	0:1	Friendly
21 DEC 1995	Home	Venezuela	6:0	Friendly
24 APR 1996	Home	Bolivia	3:1	World Cup Quals

Later matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
20 JUN 1996	Home	Poland	2:0	Friendly
07 JUL 1996	Away	Peru	0:0	World Cup Quals
01 SEP 1996	Home	Paraguay	1:1	World Cup Quals
09 OCT 1996	Away	Venezuela	5:2	World Cup Quals
15 DEC 1996	Home	Chile	1:1	World Cup Quals

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