Argentina vs Peru, Qualifying Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Argentina

FT
0 - 0

Peru

Argentina's World Cup hopes in trouble after goalless draw vs. Peru

Argentina are in peril of missing their first World Cup since 1970 after they were held to a 0-0 draw against Peru.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Edison Flores (Peru).
1': Gabriel Mercado (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
2': Paolo Guerrero (Peru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Foul by Jefferson Farfán (Peru).
5': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Mercado (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
11': Foul by Alejandro Gómez (Argentina).
11': Jefferson Farfán (Peru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Offside, Peru. Miguel Trauco tries a through ball, but Paolo Guerrero is caught offside.
13': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Miguel Araujo.
14': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
14': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Alberto Rodríguez.
14': Foul by Lucas Biglia (Argentina).
14': Sergio Peña (Peru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Lucas Biglia (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Foul by Paolo Guerrero (Peru).
15': Javier Mascherano (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Jefferson Farfán (Peru).
16': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Yoshimar Yotún (Peru).
17': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Attempt blocked. Lucas Biglia (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
19': Foul by Paolo Guerrero (Peru).
19': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Jefferson Farfán (Peru).
22': Éver Banega (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Jefferson Farfán (Peru) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
25': Foul by Renato Tapia (Peru).
25': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Sergio Peña (Peru).
26': Éver Banega (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
28': Paolo Guerrero (Peru) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Foul by Ángel Di María (Argentina).
31': Yoshimar Yotún (Peru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt saved. Alejandro Gómez (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Éver Banega.
33': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Pedro Gallese.
33': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
34': Attempt missed. Jefferson Farfán (Peru) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Trauco with a cross.
36': Foul by Paolo Guerrero (Peru).
36': Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Renato Tapia (Peru).
37': Éver Banega (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Renato Tapia (Peru) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Biglia.
38': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Renato Tapia.
40': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Argentina).
40': Sergio Peña (Peru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
42': Foul by Lucas Biglia (Argentina).
42': Yoshimar Yotún (Peru) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Edison Flores (Peru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Gabriel Mercado (Argentina).
45'+1': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Argentina) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
45'+2': First Half ends, Argentina 0, Peru 0.
45': Second Half begins Argentina 0, Peru 0.
45': Substitution, Argentina. Emiliano Rigoni replaces Ángel Di María.
46': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
46': Lionel Messi (Argentina) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
47': Attempt saved. Lucas Biglia (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
47': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Pedro Gallese.
50': Foul by Lucas Biglia (Argentina).
50': Paolo Guerrero (Peru) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by Jefferson Farfán (Peru).
52': Lucas Biglia (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Substitution, Peru. Wilder Cartagena replaces Sergio Peña.
54': Attempt missed. Éver Banega (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
57': Attempt saved. Alejandro Gómez (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
58': Foul by Éver Banega (Argentina).
58': Wilder Cartagena (Peru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Javier Mascherano (Argentina).
59': Jefferson Farfán (Peru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Substitution, Argentina. Fernando Gago replaces Éver Banega.
60': Foul by Paolo Guerrero (Peru).
60': Gabriel Mercado (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Paolo Guerrero (Peru) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Attempt missed. Emiliano Rigoni (Argentina) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
62': Offside, Argentina. Fernando Gago tries a through ball, but Emiliano Rigoni is caught offside.
63': Fernando Gago (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Renato Tapia (Peru).
65': Edison Flores (Peru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Fernando Gago (Argentina).
66': Alejandro Gómez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by Edison Flores (Peru).
66': Substitution, Argentina. Enzo Pérez replaces Fernando Gago because of an injury.
67': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
70': Substitution, Peru. Andy Polo replaces Jefferson Farfán.
70': Enzo Pérez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Andy Polo (Peru).
70': Darío Benedetto (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Aldo Corzo (Peru).
71': Attempt blocked. Darío Benedetto (Argentina) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni with a cross.
77': Attempt missed. Javier Mascherano (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Enzo Pérez with a headed pass.
78': Substitution, Peru. Pedro Aquino replaces Renato Tapia.
81': Offside, Argentina. Javier Mascherano tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
82': Corner, Peru. Conceded by Marcos Acuña.
83': Enzo Pérez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Wilder Cartagena (Peru).
85': Offside, Peru. Yoshimar Yotún tries a through ball, but Edison Flores is caught offside.
86': Offside, Peru. Yoshimar Yotún tries a through ball, but Andy Polo is caught offside.
87': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Mascherano.
88': Foul by Yoshimar Yotún (Peru).
88': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Edison Flores (Peru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
90': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
90'+3': Foul by Pedro Aquino (Peru).
90'+3': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
90'+4': Paolo Guerrero (Peru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Paolo Guerrero (Peru) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
90'+5': Corner, Peru. Conceded by Sergio Romero.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Argentina 0, Peru 0.
0': Match ends, Argentina 0, Peru 0.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Paolo Guerrero (Peru) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
90'+5': Corner, Peru. Conceded by Sergio Romero.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Argentina 0, Peru 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Argentina 0, Peru 0.

Statistics

PER		ARG
20	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	1
33.8	Possession	66.2
2	SHOTS	22
1	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
229	Accurate Passes	524
306	Passes	594
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	5
8	Crosses	23
0.4	Cross %	0.2
69	Long Balls	32
25	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	9
14	Effective Tackles	15
20	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	15
28	Effective Clearances	13
28	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venue: Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 47,960

WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Argentina	8	+8	18
2	Colombia	8	+4	16
3	Uruguay	8	+8	15
4	Ecuador	8	+2	11

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Argentina (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Sergio Romero (GK)
14	Javier Mascherano
17	Nicolás Otamendi
15	Marcos Acuña
2	Gabriel Mercado
10	Lionel Messi
19	Éver Banega
6	Lucas Biglia
7	Darío Benedetto
22	Alejandro Gómez
11	Ángel Di María

Argentina Substitutes:

Milton Casco, Nahuel Guzmán, Agustín Marchesín, Emiliano Rigoni, Mauro Icardi, Enzo Pérez, Leandro Paredes, Germán Pezzella, Eduardo Salvio, Federico Fazio, Paulo Dybala, Fernando Gago.

Peru (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Pedro Gallese (GK)
2	Alberto Rodríguez
5	Miguel Araujo
6	Miguel Trauco
3	Aldo Corzo
13	Renato Tapia
19	Yoshimar Yotún
16	Sergio Peña
9	Paolo Guerrero
20	Edison Flores
10	Jefferson Farfán

Peru Substitutes:

Yordy Reyna, Anderson Santamaría, Andy Polo, Luis Abram, Wilder Cartagena, Pedro Aquino, Alexi Gomez, Raúl Ruidíaz, Luis Advíncula, Carlos Cáceda, José Carvallo, Nilson Loyola.

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