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Argentina - Paraguay 1:1

17 JUN 1997, Copa América, Group Stage

Goals

0:1 José Luis Chilavert 73' [penalty], 1:1 Marcelo Gallardo 90' [penalty]

Argentina (Daniel Passarella)

Carlos Roa, Pablo Rotchen, Mauricio Pellegrino, Nelson Vivas, Christian Bassedas (80' Martín Posse), Marcelo Delgado, Marcelo Gallardo, José Luis Calderón (54' Julio Cruz), Rodolfo Esteban Cardoso (78' Sergio Berti), Raúl Cardozo, Gustavo Zapata

Paraguay (Nelson Acosta)

José Luis Chilavert, Francisco Arce, Celso Ayala, Carlos Gamarra, Ricardo Rojas, Roberto Miguel Acuna, Estanislao Struway, José Cardozo, Aristides Fabian Rojas, Jorge Inocencio Alcaraz (61' Juan Ramon Jara), Juan Carlos Villamayor

Cards

Pablo Rotchen 86' (red card)

Venue

Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba

Group A · final table

PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals forGoals againstGoal differencePointsOutcome
1Ecuador321041+37Qualified
2Argentina312031+25Qualified
3Paraguay311123-14Qualified
4Chile300315-40

Trivia

Referee: Jorge Luis Nieves Parra (Uruguay).

Attendance: 8000.

Marcelo Gallardo missed a penalty (El Gráfico: saved in the 56th minute).

Player Details

NameCapClub
Carlos Roa3Lanús
Pablo Rotchen4Independiente
Mauricio Pellegrino3Vélez Sarsfield
Nelson Vivas8Boca Juniors
Christian Bassedas19Vélez Sarsfield
Martín Posse1Vélez Sarsfield
Marcelo Delgado7Racing Club
Marcelo Gallardo16River Plate
José Luis Calderón5Independiente
Julio Cruz4River Plate
Rodolfo Esteban Cardoso5Hamburger SV
Sergio Berti13River Plate
Raúl Cardozo3Vélez Sarsfield
Gustavo Zapata23San Lorenzo

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
02 APR 1997AwayBolivia1:2World Cup Quals
30 APR 1997HomeEcuador2:1World Cup Quals
08 JUN 1997HomePeru2:0World Cup Quals
11 JUN 1997Ecuador0:0Copa América
14 JUN 1997Chile2:0Copa América

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
21 JUN 1997Peru1:2Copa América
06 JUL 1997AwayParaguay2:1World Cup Quals
20 JUL 1997HomeVenezuela2:0World Cup Quals
10 SEP 1997AwayChile2:1World Cup Quals
12 OCT 1997HomeUruguay0:0World Cup Quals

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