In the 11th round of the World Cup South American qualifying group stage, Argentina challenged Paraguay. In the first half, Lautaro opened the scoring to help Argentina take the lead. Gustavo Gomez's header hit the crossbar, and Sanavria's wonderful overhead shot equalized the score. In the second half, Aldrete scored with a header. Afterwards, Argentina's DePaul missed a good solo opportunity. Castellanos, who came on as a substitute, almost scored with a header. In the end, Paraguay 2-1 Argentina.