Paraguay - Argentina 2:2

07 OCT 2001, World Cup Quals

Goals

1:0 Gustavo Morinigo 18', 2:0 Celso Ayala 40', 2:1 Mauricio Pochettino 67', 2:2 Gabriel Batistuta 73'

Paraguay

José Luis Chilavert, Francisco Arce, Celso Ayala (81' Julio Daniel Caceres), Denis Caniza, Carlos Gamarra, Guido Alvarenga, Gustavo Morinigo, Victor Quintana (72' Claudio Morel Rodriguez), Estanislao Struway, José Cardozo, Roque Santa Cruz

Argentina (Marcelo Bielsa)

Pablo Cavallero, Mauricio Pochettino, Wálter Samuel, Roberto Ayala, Matías Almeyda, Kily González, Juan Pablo Sorín (63' Claudio López), Juan Sebastián Verón, Javier Zanetti, Gabriel Batistuta (90' Julio Cruz), Ariel Ortega (80' Pablo Aimar)

Cards

Denis Caniza (), Celso Ayala (), Gustavo Morinigo (), Wálter Samuel (), Pablo Cavallero (), Matías Almeyda ()

Venue

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

CONMEBOL · after matchday 16

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Goal difference	Points
1	Argentina	16	12	3	1	39	14	+25	39
2	Paraguay	16	9	3	4	28	16	+12	30
3	Ecuador	16	9	2	5	22	19	+3	29
4	Brazil	16	8	3	5	27	14	+13	27
5	Uruguay	16	7	4	5	17	11	+6	25
6	Colombia	16	5	6	5	13	14	-1	21
7	Peru	16	4	3	9	13	22	-9	15
8	Bolivia	16	3	5	8	17	31	-14	14
9	Venezuela	16	4	1	11	15	40	-25	13
10	Chile	16	3	2	11	14	24	-10	11

Trivia

Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo Zamora (Peru).

Attendance: 45000.

Player Details

Name	Cap	Club
Pablo Cavallero	7	Celta Vigo
Mauricio Pochettino	12	Paris Saint-Germain
Wálter Samuel	26	Roma
Roberto Ayala	72	Valencia
Matías Almeyda	29	Parma
Kily González	27	Valencia
Juan Pablo Sorín	30	Cruzeiro
Claudio López	45	Lazio
Juan Sebastián Verón	43	Manchester United
Javier Zanetti	62	Inter
Gabriel Batistuta	75	Roma
Julio Cruz	10	Bologna
Ariel Ortega	79	River Plate
Pablo Aimar	13	Valencia

Earlier matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
28 MAR 2001	Home	Venezuela	5:0	World Cup Quals
25 APR 2001	Away	Bolivia	3:3	World Cup Quals
03 JUN 2001	Home	Colombia	3:0	World Cup Quals
15 AUG 2001	Away	Ecuador	2:0	World Cup Quals
05 SEP 2001	Home	Brazil	2:1	World Cup Quals

Later matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
08 NOV 2001	Home	Peru	2:0	World Cup Quals
14 NOV 2001	Away	Uruguay	1:1	World Cup Quals
13 FEB 2002	Away	Wales	1:1	Friendly
27 MAR 2002		Cameroon	2:2	Friendly
17 APR 2002	Away	Germany	1:0	Friendly

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