Cristian Romero started and Giovani Lo Celso returned to action off the bench late in the game as Argentina maintained their 100 per cent record in World Cup qualifying with a 1-0 home win over Paraguay in the early hours of Friday morning.
Defender ‘Cuti’ put in a full 90-minute shift and was rewarded with a clean sheet, with his centre-back partner Nicolas Otamendi responsible for the game’s only goal with just three minutes gone in Buenos Aires, an acrobatic back-post volley from a corner.
Midfielder Gio, who hasn’t played since our Carabao Cup tie with Fulham in August, came on as a 94th-minute substitute for Rodrigo De Paul as Argentina saw out the win to go top of the qualifying table with maximum points after three games.