Argentina - Uruguay 0:0

12 OCT 1997, World Cup Quals

Argentina (Daniel Passarella)

Carlos Roa, Pablo Paz, Roberto Ayala, Roberto Sensini, Matías Almeyda, Diego Simeone, Juan Sebastián Verón, Javier Zanetti (64' Sergio Berti), Hernán Crespo (69' Juan Eduardo Esnáider), Claudio López (74' Martín Posse), Ariel Ortega

Uruguay

Paolo Montero, Pablo Bengoechea (65' Roberto Bobadilla), Gonzalo De Los Santos, Alvaro Recoba, Edgardo Alberto Adinolfi, Barilko, Josémir Lujambio (84' Andrés José Fleurquin), Carlos Daniel Nicola, Rodriguez Pena, Guillermo Oscar Sanguinetti, Liber Ernesto Vespa

Cards

Liber Ernesto Vespa 61' ()

Venue

River Plate, Buenos Aires

CONMEBOL · after matchday 17

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Goal difference	Points
1	Argentina	15	8	5	2	22	12	+10	29
2	Paraguay	15	9	2	4	21	13	+8	29
3	Colombia	15	8	3	4	22	14	+8	27
4	Chile	15	6	4	5	29	18	+11	22
5	Peru	15	6	4	5	18	20	-2	22
6	Ecuador	15	6	3	6	19	16	+3	21
7	Uruguay	15	5	3	7	13	18	-5	18
8	Bolivia	15	4	5	6	18	18	0	17
9	Venezuela	16	0	3	13	8	41	-33	3

Trivia

Referee: Claudio Vinicius Cerdeira (Brazil).

Attendance: ~35,000–52,000.

Player Details

Name	Cap	Club
Carlos Roa	8	Mallorca
Pablo Paz	9	Tenerife
Roberto Ayala	29	Napoli
Roberto Sensini	38	Parma
Matías Almeyda	12	Lazio
Diego Simeone	63	Inter
Juan Sebastián Verón	9	Sampdoria
Javier Zanetti	28	Inter
Sergio Berti	18	River Plate
Hernán Crespo	11	Parma
Juan Eduardo Esnáider	3	Espanyol
Claudio López	14	Valencia
Martín Posse	3	Vélez Sarsfield
Ariel Ortega	42	Valencia

Earlier matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
17 JUN 1997		Paraguay	1:1	Copa América
21 JUN 1997		Peru	1:2	Copa América
06 JUL 1997	Away	Paraguay	2:1	World Cup Quals
20 JUL 1997	Home	Venezuela	2:0	World Cup Quals
10 SEP 1997	Away	Chile	2:1	World Cup Quals

Later matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
16 NOV 1997	Home	Colombia	1:1	World Cup Quals
19 FEB 1998	Home	Romania	2:1	Friendly
24 FEB 1998	Home	Yugoslavia	3:1	Friendly
10 MAR 1998	Home	Bulgaria	2:0	Friendly
15 APR 1998	Away	Israel	1:2	Friendly

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