Losing to Paraguay in the third round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Argentina still rose to the top of the South American group.
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Leo Messi and his teammates went through a really difficult 90 minutes at La Bombonera’s home field, against rival Paraguay.
Like Argentina, Paraguay is on an unbeaten streak since the beginning of the qualifying round, which shows the true strength of the red-white striped team.
Although Argentina entered the game very proactively, with familiar conductor Messi, Paraguay was the team that took the lead.
Almiron took the penalty and Romero was the one who successfully took it, putting Paraguay in the lead (Photo: Getty)
It was the Premier League star who opened the scoring opportunity for Paraguay with a breakthrough that forced the Argentine defender to commit a foul in the penalty area.
Receiving a goal, Argentina attacked even more in search of an equalizer.
Gonzalo’s equalizer took place just 4 minutes before the first half ended.
Gonzalo equalized for Argentina before the end of the first half (Photo: Getty)
The match was exciting in the first half, but no more goals were scored in the second half.
At the end of the match, both teams left with only 1 point.
Goals: Angel Romero (21′), Gonzalo (41′)
| Argentina starting lineup (3-4-2-1): Armani (GK); |
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TIME OUT – Final: Argentina 1-1 Paraguay
90+2′: NO
Messi had a chance to shoot a free kick again, but this time he couldn’t get it past the wall.
78′: DANGER
Paraguay has an annoying free kick.
72′: NO GOAL!!!!
Lionel Messi’s free kick hit the crossbar!!!
68′: NO
In consecutive minutes from 65 to 68, Lautaro Martinez had 2 finishing opportunities.
54′: DANGER
A Paraguay player shot over the bar in a chaotic situation in front of Argentina’s goal.
50′: In just the first 5 minutes of the second half, Lautaro Martinez had 2 consecutive significant scoring opportunities towards the Paraguay goal.
SECOND HALF STARTS
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END OF ROUND 1
41′: IN IN IN IN
Nicolas Martinez equalized for Argentina with a header.
The match once again returned to the starting line.
35′: Messi continues to be an inspiration for his teammates.
Counter-attacking defense is the style of play the away team chooses after taking the lead.
21′: IN IN IN IN
From the penalty that Almiron brought back, Romero executed it perfectly, thereby giving Paraguay a 1-0 lead right at La Bombonera.
10′: The first 10 minutes of the match have passed, Argentina is taking the initiative.
THE GAME BEGINS
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