At 7 a.m. Beijing time on October 13, Argentina hosted Paraguay in the third round of the World Cup South American qualifiers. 尽管梅西替补出场，但阿根廷在开场仅三分钟后就取得了领先。 奥塔门迪的凌空扫射打破了僵局，为阿根廷带来了1-0的一场小胜。
上半场战况
After the start of the match, the Argentine team quickly got into shape. De Paul's corner cross, Otamendi's volley from the back point, the score is 1-0! However, in the 7th minute, Enzo Fernández brought down Gustavo Gomez during the scramble and the referee showed a yellow card.
In the ensuing game, both sides had some scoring chances, but none of them translated into goals. Alvarez crosses from the right, Lautaro goes straight to the edge of the box, Alvarez follows, a volley from a small angle is saved; Lautaro offside position stabbed confiscated; Enzo Fernandez played the ball and Gonzalez volleyed into the far corner slightly deflected.
At the end of the first half, Argentina temporarily led Paraguay 1-0.
下半场战况：
After the start of the second half, Paraguay stepped up their attack, with Almiron diagonal on the right and Ramón Sousa's half-saber volley deflected. As the game progressed, Messi was substituted in the 50th minute.
Although Messi's arrival brought more energy and threat to the Argentine team, they were never able to extend the scoreline. Messi sent a direct pass in the front court, but it was finally cleared; He hit the corner directly into the goal, hit the upright and bounced off, passing the fairy ball. In the 92nd minute, Messi's free-kick hit the post again, which ended in Argentina's narrow 1-0 victory over Paraguay.
The victory gave Argentina a good start to three consecutive wins in the World Qualifiers. Although Messi failed to start, he came off the bench in the final stages of the game, adding more firepower to the team's attacking line. The next match will be against Uruguay,