Argentina defeated Switzerland 3-1 in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals, and the conversation between Paredes and Scaloni during extra time was interpreted by lip-reading experts.
Paredes and Scaloni in conversation (Analysis by Argentine media lip-reading experts)
Scaloni: "But he's not the guy you're supposed to be marking."
Paredes: "That's right, because I have their number nine next to me, you know what I mean? The center-back pushes out, so I move to the right, and the midfield is mine."
Scaloni: "Yes, yes..."
Paredes: "But once I moved to the right, I couldn't organize the attack and control the rhythm of the game."
Scaloni: "When you have the ball, have our center-backs mark that center forward."
Paredes: "Because he won't follow me, he'll go to the other side. That's how it was when that center forward was here... That guy is definitely taller, he'll stand between the two center-backs."
Scaloni: "Do you need us to take him further away?"
Paredes: "No, no. Send a center-back to mark him."
Scaloni: "Yes, yes. So what do you need? Another center-back?"
Paredes: "It's about having a center-back mark him alone."
Scaloni: "Okay, let's go for Otamendi, that's it."
Then, in the 105th minute, Otamendi replaced Romero. And in the 109th minute, Paredes was replaced by José López.
