Argentina took the lead in the first half from a corner kick by Lionel Messi, which Alexis Mac Allister redirected for Lisandro Martínez to find the back of the net in the 34th minute.
However, the second half was a show between Emianlo Martinez of Argentina vs Ecuador as he made a series of saves to deny them a chance of getting back into the game. The Ecuadorians missed a big opportunity to draw level when Enner Valencia failed to score from the penalty spot.