BUENOS AIRES – Argentina conceded a penalty in the first half but recovered to secure a 1–1 draw against Paraguay in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Buenos Aires on Thursday.
Angel Romero scored his third goal in three foreign matches when he hit the penalty for Paraguay halfway through halfway after Lucas Martínez Quarta tried to take down Miguel Almirón.
Nicolás González tied for Argentina 4 minutes before halftime when he hit a headbutt in the house from a corner of Giovani Lo Celso.
After equaling the home team for the inaugural era, Paraguay stayed for the maximum era of the moment at the Boca Juniors stadium, empty due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Argentina’s idea had moved forward after an hour in which Lionel Messi failed at home, but the purpose was marked by an earlier foul on his own part that he collected through the assistant referee video.
At the other end, Paraguay shouted loudly for a penalty void after the ball hit the arm of central Nicolás Otamendi, who lamented Argentina’s after the match.
“I think in the first part we were a little uncomfortable with the tension but when we controlled to pass the ball and located some spaces we spent most of the moment part of its part on the ground,” Otamendi said. , but unfortunately it was not held. “
The result means that any of the groups remain undefeated after the 3 most sensitive of their search for 18 games to succeed in the final in Qatar.
The 4 most sensitive in the South American qualifying segment of 10 teams qualify for the final, and the fifth-placed team enters an interregional play-off.
Argentina’s next match is on Tuesday in Peru, while Paraguay faces Bolivia at home on the same day.
Bolivia lost 3-2 at home to Ecuador the day before thanks to an overdue penalty.
The house team took the lead in a time before half-time for Ecuador to score twice at the beginning of the middle of the moment.
Although Marcelo Moreno tied for Bolivia, Carlos Gruezo scored the Ecuadorian winner at the point two minutes from the end, sending Bolivia back to his third defeat (written through Andrew Downie; Edited through Richard Pullin and Kenneth Maxwell).
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