The action around CONMEBOL on THU 31 AUG 2017 made the picture no clearer.

• Chile 00-03 Paraguay: An own goal midway through the first half put the visitors ahead, and Víctor CÁCERES and Richard ORTIZ scored in the second half to seal three vital points for Paraguay.
• Uruguay 00-00 Argentina: Charrúa keeper Fernando MUSLERA kept a Lionel MESSI free kick out of the net, which proved to be the closest anyone would come to a goal on the night. The two rivals remain separated by a single point.
• Peru 02-01 Bolivia: A four minute span early in the second half saw goals by Edison FLORES and Christian CUEVA. Gilbert ÁLVAREZ pulled one back later on, but the Incas held on for the victory. With three matches left to play, things are as tight as ever in CONMEBOL, as only five points separate second place [Colombia] from eighth [Ecuador].