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Argentina - Romania 2:1

19 FEB 1998, Friendly

Goals

1:0 Nelson Vivas 9', 2:0 Roberto Ayala 50', 2:1 Horatio Niculescu 81'

Argentina (Daniel Passarella)

Germán Burgos, José Chamot, Hernán Díaz, Roberto Ayala, Nelson Vivas, Leonardo Astrada (74' Gustavo Zapata), Diego Simeone, Juan Sebastián Verón, Hernán Crespo, Marcelo Gallardo (74' Marcelo Delgado), Ariel Ortega

Romania (Anghel Iordanescu)

Florin Prunea (83' Razvan Lucescu), Cristian Dulca, Stefan Dumitru Nanu, Stelian Carabas, Danut Lupu, Lucien Marinescu (83' Alexandru Cristian Axinia), Marius Lacatus (58' Daniel Gabriel Pancu), Horatio Niculescu, Daniel Iftodi (55' Daniel Florea), Adrian Matei, Marian Popa

Venue

Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Mendoza

Trivia

The Bank of Mendoza Cup was also at stake in this match.

Referee: Guido Aros Alvarado (Chile).

Attendance: ~24,000–35,000.

Player Details

NameCapClub
Germán Burgos7River Plate
José Chamot33Lazio
Hernán Díaz27River Plate
Roberto Ayala31Napoli
Nelson Vivas10Lugano
Leonardo Astrada28River Plate
Gustavo Zapata26San Lorenzo
Diego Simeone65Inter
Juan Sebastián Verón11Sampdoria
Hernán Crespo13Parma
Marcelo Gallardo22River Plate
Marcelo Delgado9Racing Club
Ariel Ortega44Valencia

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
06 JUL 1997AwayParaguay2:1World Cup Quals
20 JUL 1997HomeVenezuela2:0World Cup Quals
10 SEP 1997AwayChile2:1World Cup Quals
12 OCT 1997HomeUruguay0:0World Cup Quals
16 NOV 1997HomeColombia1:1World Cup Quals

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
24 FEB 1998HomeYugoslavia3:1Friendly
10 MAR 1998HomeBulgaria2:0Friendly
15 APR 1998AwayIsrael1:2Friendly
22 APR 1998AwayIreland2:0Friendly
29 APR 1998AwayBrazil1:0Friendly

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