Paraguay - Argentina 1:0

09 SEP 2009, World Cup Quals

Goals

1:0 Nelson Valdez 27'

Paraguay (Gerardo MARTINO)

Justo Villar, Aureliano Torres, Verón, Júlio Cáceres, Paulo da Silva, Cristian Riveros, Edgar Barreto (82' Víctor Cáceres), Enrique Vera, Jonathan Santana (67' Eduardo Ledesma), Nelson Valdez (80' Edgar Benítez), Salvador Cabanas

Argentina (Diego Maradona)

Sergio Romero, Emiliano Papa, Gabriel Heinze, Javier Mascherano, Javier Zanetti, Sebastián Domínguez (80' Rolando Schiavi), Fernando Gago, Jesús Dátolo (46' Ezequiel Lavezzi), Juan Sebastián Verón, Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero (59' Martín Palermo)

Cards

Juan Sebastián Verón 18' (), Enrique Vera 36' (), Júlio Cáceres 47' (), Juan Sebastián Verón 52' (), Juan Sebastián Verón 52' (), Jonathan Santana 63' (), Aureliano Torres 84' ()

Venue

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

CONMEBOL · after matchday 16

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Goal difference	Points
1	Brazil	16	9	6	1	32	9	+23	33
2	Paraguay	16	9	3	4	22	13	+9	30
3	Chile	16	8	3	5	27	20	+7	27
4	Ecuador	16	6	5	5	21	23	-2	23
5	Argentina	16	6	4	6	20	19	+1	22
6	Uruguay	16	5	6	5	26	18	+8	21
7	Venezuela	16	6	3	7	22	27	-5	21
8	Colombia	16	5	5	6	10	14	-4	20
9	Bolivia	16	3	3	10	20	34	-14	12
10	Peru	16	2	4	10	9	32	-23	10

Trivia

Referee: Sálvio Spínola Fagundes Filho (Brazil).

Attendance: 38000.

Player Details

Name	Cap	Club
Sergio Romero	1	AZ Alkmaar
Emiliano Papa	6	Vélez Sarsfield
Gabriel Heinze	59	Marseille
Javier Mascherano	52	Liverpool
Javier Zanetti	136	Inter
Sebastián Domínguez	2	Vélez Sarsfield
Rolando Schiavi	1	Newell's
Fernando Gago	26	Real Madrid
Jesús Dátolo	3	Napoli
Ezequiel Lavezzi	5	Napoli
Juan Sebastián Verón	67	Estudiantes LP
Lionel Messi	41	Barcelona
Sergio Agüero	21	Atlético Madrid
Martín Palermo	8	Boca Juniors

Earlier matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
20 MAY 2009	Home	Panama	3:1	Friendly
06 JUN 2009	Home	Colombia	1:0	World Cup Quals
10 JUN 2009	Away	Ecuador	0:2	World Cup Quals
12 AUG 2009	Away	Russia	3:2	Friendly
05 SEP 2009	Home	Brazil	1:3	World Cup Quals

Later matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
30 SEP 2009	Home	Ghana	2:0	Friendly
10 OCT 2009	Home	Peru	2:1	World Cup Quals
14 OCT 2009	Away	Uruguay	1:0	World Cup Quals
14 NOV 2009	Away	Spain	1:2	Friendly
26 JAN 2010	Home	Costa Rica	3:2	Friendly

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