Argentina - Venezuela 2:0

20 JUL 1997, World Cup Quals

Goals

1:0 Hernán Crespo 31', 2:0 Pablo Paz 58'

Argentina (Daniel Passarella)

Carlos Roa, José Chamot, Roberto Ayala (52' Pablo Paz), Roberto Sensini, Leonardo Astrada, Diego Simeone, Juan Sebastián Verón, Javier Zanetti, Hernán Crespo, Marcelo Gallardo (57' Ariel Ortega), Claudio López (76' Sergio Berti)

Venezuela (Eduardo Borrero)

Rafael Dudamel, José Rey, Ruberth Dickson Moran, Giovanni Savarese, Gerson Diaz (70' Osvaldo Palencia), Alexander Echenique, Leonardo González (63' Johny Lucena), David Andrew Mac Intosh, Elvis Martinez, Gabriel Miranda, Robert Rodallegas

Venue

River Plate, Buenos Aires

CONMEBOL · after matchday 14

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Goal difference	Points
1	Argentina	13	7	4	2	20	11	+9	25
2	Paraguay	12	7	2	3	17	10	+7	23
3	Colombia	13	6	3	4	18	14	+4	21
4	Chile	12	5	4	3	24	15	+9	19
5	Bolivia	12	4	5	3	17	12	+5	17
6	Peru	12	4	4	4	13	15	-2	16
7	Ecuador	13	4	3	6	16	15	+1	15
8	Uruguay	12	4	2	6	11	16	-5	14
9	Venezuela	13	0	3	10	8	36	-28	3

Trivia

Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil).

Attendance: ~47,000.

Player Details

Name	Cap	Club
Carlos Roa	6	Lanús
José Chamot	32	Lazio
Roberto Ayala	27	Napoli
Pablo Paz	7	Tenerife
Roberto Sensini	36	Parma
Leonardo Astrada	26	River Plate
Diego Simeone	61	Inter
Juan Sebastián Verón	7	Sampdoria
Javier Zanetti	26	Inter
Hernán Crespo	9	Parma
Marcelo Gallardo	19	River Plate
Ariel Ortega	40	Valencia
Claudio López	12	Valencia
Sergio Berti	16	River Plate

Earlier matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
11 JUN 1997		Ecuador	0:0	Copa América
14 JUN 1997		Chile	2:0	Copa América
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

Later matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
10 SEP 1997	Away	Chile	2:1	World Cup Quals
12 OCT 1997	Home	Uruguay	0:0	World Cup Quals
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

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