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Published: 12:03 15 November 2024
Argentina took the field against Paraguay in the World Cup qualifying match on Friday morning. The reigning world champions did not win at Asuncion's Del Chaco Stadium. Argentina lost by 2-1. In the beginning, Argentina went ahead with the goal of Lautaro Martinez. Later, the hosts Paraguay won with the goals of Antonio Sanabria and Omar Alderet. Lionel Messi lost his temper today.
The visiting Argentina took the lead in the 11th minute of the match. Lautaro Martinez received the through ball from Enzo Fernandez and gave the perfect finish. Then in the 19th minute, Paraguayan striker Antonio Sanabria scored an eye-catching bicycle kick after receiving from the corner. And the first half ended with a 1-1 tie.
Paraguay took the lead in the 47th minute of the second half with Omar Alderet's goal. The trailing Argentina had several opportunities to equalize. However, due to poor finishing, Argentina did not see a goal.
However, Lionel Messi could not play in a natural manner on this day. Messi is seen exchanging heated words. The incident started in the 32nd minute of the match. At that time, Paraguay's Omar Alderete was yellow carded for a bad foul. Five minutes later, Alderete fouled Messi badly. However, the Brazilian referee in charge, Anderson Daronko, did not show the card this time. And that's why Messi can be seen exchanging heated words.
Despite the loss, Argentina is at the top of the points table with 22 points in 11 matches. Paraguay is sixth in the table with 16 points from even matches.
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