sakidbet Argentina, who had almost 70% of the ball, had a hard time breaking through Peru’s bus. Fortunately, Lautaro Martinez scored the only goal in the second half to make it 1-0. They are still the leading team in the 2026 World Cup in the CONMEBOL zone. sakidbet

World Cup 2026 qualifiers 

South America Zone

Argentina 1- Peru 0 

Goal scorer: 1-0 Lautaro 55′

Stadium : La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina 

‘Albiceleste’ head coach Lionel Scaloni has given experienced international Leonardo Balerdi the starting centre-back spot in place of the injured Cristian Romero, but Lionel Messi is still the man to carry the hopes up front.  ( sakidbet )

The only score of the game came in the 55th minute when Messi received the ball in front of the penalty area, dribbled into the left side of the frame and scooped it to the penalty area. Lautaro jumped and kicked with his left foot, which ricocheted off the head of defender  Alexander Guyens and changed direction into the far corner for a 1-0 score. 

There were only 12 chances to score in the entire game, with only 3 on target, but it was enough for the ‘Sky Blues’ to collect three important points to save face from their recent 1-2 defeat to Paraguay. 

The current situation is still number 1 with 25 points after 12 match days. Peru has played the same number of matches and is in last place with 7 points. 

List of players from both teams

Argentina  : Emiliano Martinez – Gonzalo Montel, Leonardo Balerdi, Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico – Rodrigo de Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister – Lionel Messi- Lautaro Martinez, Julian Alvarez

Peru: Pedro Gayese – Miguel Araujo, Carlos Zambrano, Alexandre Gayens – Andy Polo, Oliver Sonne, Sergio Peña, Jesus Castillo, Luis Advincula – Paolo Guerrero, Alex Varela

Referee : Wilmar Roldan ( Colombia )