Argentina had the numbers, but a shot by Julian Alvarez was blocked at the net in the 22nd minute. Messi misses long shot, fouled after exciting dribbling: Argentina 0, Peru 0 ...

67' Argentina 1-0 Peru Lopez forces the first save of the night from Emi Martinez, hitting a swerving shot from distance that wins Peru's first corner of the night as well.

Messi and Co. have struggled for form in their World Cup qualifying campaign and host a side who love goals on Thursday night ...

Argentina, coming off a 1-0 win over Chile, are on a seven-game winning streak dating back to last November. Peru, who lost 1-0 to Canada on Tuesday, have gone 3-1-2 since March.

Argentina vs. Peru lineups, starting 11, team news Lionel Scaloni is set to shuffle his pack with qualification already assured, and as well as Messi, there could be other notable changes.

Peru have managed only seven victories against Argentina and will need to step up this week. The previous meeting between the two teams took place last year and ended in a 2-0 victory for Argentina.

Argentina: Lionel Messi did not start vs. Paraguay but should be fit to feature from the off against Peru. Reports from Argentina say he will be in the starting XI.

Argentina's 1978 triumph against Peru long has been suspected of involving dirty tricks by the Argentinean political dictatorship led by Jorge Videla that held power at that time.

Argentina still leads the South American qualifying group by one point, but Tuesday night's 1-1 draw versus Peru revealed a potential weakness in the elite squad's arsenal. The Argentinian squad ...

Messi sent a pass into the middle of the penalty area, and Lautaro Martinez elevated his left leg to strike the assist home in the 55th minute of Argentina’s 1-0 win over Peru on Tuesday night ...

Argentina’s Gonzalo Montiel had a close chance near the net, but was unable to convert in the 13th minute. Nicolás Tagliafico misses shot over the net: Argentina 0, Peru 0 ...