| Score | 2-1 to Argentina |
| Referee | Carlos Manuel Torres |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup South America qualifying |
| Venue | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires |
| Attendance | 42,421 |
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Manager: Alfio Basile
| Lionel Messi | 5 |
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| Sergio Agüero | 12 |
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| Diego Milito for Sergio Agüero | 71 |
| Cristian Raul Ledesma for Román Riquelme | 72 |
| Cata Diaz for Lionel Messi | 88 |
| Román Riquelme | 48 | Y |
| Carlos Tevez | 53 | Y |
| Gabriel Heinze | 60 | Y |
| Gabriel Heinze | 60 | Y |
| Javier Mascherano | 64 | Y |
| Lionel Messi | 83 | Y |
Manager: Oscar Tabarez
| Diego Lugano | 39 |
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| Edinson Cavani for Sebastián Abreu | 23 |
| Javier Chevanton for Sebastián Abreu | 73 |
| Carlos Bueno for Cristian Rodríguez | 74 |
| Sebastián Eguren | 27 | Y |
| Diego Godín | 32 | Y |
| Luis Suárez | 50 | Y |
| Carlos Bueno | 77 | Y |
| Diego Pérez | 85 | Y |