The action around CONMEBOL on TUE 05 SEP 2017 saw some exciting finishes and set up a slate of ten crucial matches in October.

• Bolivia 01-00 Chile: Juan Carlos ARCE scored the only goal on a penalty in the 59th minute. The result sees La Roja tumble to sixth place.
• Ecuador 01-02 Peru: All the action in Quito came in the last twenty minutes. First, Edison FLORES put the Incas ahead in the 73rd minute. Their advantage doubled three minutes later with Paolo HURTADO’s strike. But in the 79th, Ecuador’s Enner VALENCIA was brought down in the area by Christian RAMOS, who received a second yellow card. Valencia converted his own penalty, setting up a frantic finish. The ten Peruvian players escaped with the win, lifting them to a tie with Argentina for fourth place.
• Paraguay 01-02 Uruguay: All the action in Asunción came in the last fifteen minutes. First, Federico VALVERDE put the Celeste ahead in the 76th minute. Four minutes later, Luis SUÁREZ struck the bar on a breakaway, but the rebound struck a Paraguayan defender and slipped across the goal line. Ángel ROMERO pulled one back two minutes from time, though the home side’s attempts to equalise did not pay off. Uruguay jump to second, whilst Paraguay are three points adrift of the playoff place.