Copa América 2007 favourites Argentina have gone into half-time level at 0-0 against Paraguay in their final Copa América 2007 Group C Match at the Estadio Metropolitano in Barquisimeto on Thursday.

West Ham United striker Carlos Alberto Tevez started the match for the Albiceleste, after having only featured as a substitute in Argentina’s previous Group C matches, with Argentina head coach Alfio Basile making a host of changes for the Group C match.

Basile also called Nicolas Burdisso, Daniel Alberto Díaz, Hugo Benjamín Ibarra, Pablo Aimar, Fernando Gago and Luis Oscar González to start for the Albiceleste after not featuring as starters in their last match.

The Albiceleste started the match without a host of their major stars, with Roberto Ayala, Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze, Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano, Juan Roman Riquelme, Inter Milan’s Juan Sebastian Verón - who has been on-loan with Estudiantes in Argentina for the past season - and Barcelona stars Gabriel Milito and winger Lionel Andrés Messi all out of the starting line-up.

Argentina came out of the traps quickly, with Paraguay having to defend early on and Aldo Antonio Bobadilla making some decent stops to keep Paraguay from conceding early on.

Pablo Aimar had his diving header go just wide of the Paraguay post in the 13th minute as Argentina began to take control of the match.

Paraguay had their fist break when Nelson Cuevas did well to make himself some space in the Argentina penalty area, but he took his time to take a shot and eventually was forced to play back to Edgar Daniel González, who blazed his shot high and wide of Roberto Abbondanzieri in the Argentina goal.

Salvador Cabañas had Paraguay’s only best chance of the first-half, shooting from a tight angle to force Abbondanzieri into a good blocking save.

Real Madrid midfielder Fernando Gago had a long-range shot to give the first of two late scares to Paraguay, but his shot rose over the bar, then again with González almost connecting with a dangerous cross from Cambiasso, which only needed the slightest of touches to take it past.

The half ended 0-0, with Paraguay's 'La Albirroja' coming into the game as the first-half progressed, but with Argentina the team in control.

FULL TEAM-SHEETS FOR ARGENTINA V PARAGUAY, COPA AMÉRICA 2007 GROUP C:
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