FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

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Match Report

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Frustrated Argentina suffer shock defeat at Paraguay

A stunning bicycle kick from Antonio Sanabria and a second-half header from Omar Alderete gave Paraguay a well earned 2-1 home win over Argentina in the South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday.

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Head to Head

ARG leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

PAR · 4-4-2

  1. 12Gatito FernándezG
  2. 3Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. 15Gustavo GómezCD-R
  4. 6Júnior AlonsoLB
  5. 2Gustavo VelázquezRB
  6. 16Damián BobadillaCM-L
  7. 14Andrés CubasCM-R
  8. 10Miguel AlmirónLM
  9. 8Diego GómezRM
  10. 9Antonio SanabriaCF-L
  11. 19Julio EncisoCF-R

ARG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 19Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 13Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 16Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 20Alexis Mac AllisterAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 22Lautaro MartínezF
  10. 9Julián ÁlvarezAM-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Paraguay 0, Argentina 1. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  2. 19' Goal! Paraguay 1, Argentina 1. Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gustavo Velázquez with a cross following a corner.
  3. 33' Omar Alderete (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Cristian Romero.
  5. 47' Goal! Paraguay 2, Argentina 1. Omar Alderete (Paraguay) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Diego Gómez with a cross following a set piece situation.
  6. 49' Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 64' Substitution, Argentina. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  8. 72' Substitution, Paraguay. Isidro Pitta replaces Antonio Sanabria.
  9. 72' Substitution, Paraguay. Ángel Romero replaces Diego Gómez.
  10. 77' Substitution, Argentina. Leandro Paredes replaces Enzo Fernández.
  11. 78' Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Nahuel Molina.
  12. 81' Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 82' Isidro Pitta (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 82' Substitution, Paraguay. Ramón Sosa replaces Julio Enciso.
  15. 82' Substitution, Paraguay. Mathías Villasanti replaces Damián Bobadilla.
  16. 86' Substitution, Argentina. Valentín Castellanos replaces Julián Alvarez.
  17. 90' Substitution, Paraguay. Alejandro Romero replaces Miguel Almirón.

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