The Argentine national team suffered its third defeat in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, this time at the hands of Paraguay in the 11th round with a score of 2-1.
The Argentine national team took the lead through its star Lautaro Martinez in the 11th minute, before the home team responded with a legendary goal from a scissors kick by Sanabria in the 19th minute.
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In the second half, the home team managed to score the second goal through Omar Alderte in the 47th minute.
The match witnessed great anger from the legend Lionel Messi, who participated in it in full and did not stop objecting to the Brazilian referee Anderson Daronco.
The Argentine football legend believed that the referee should have expelled Alderte for a violent intervention in the first half, while the player was the one who scored the winning goal for his country in the second half.
The defeat to Paraguay is Argentina’s third in a row away from home, an indication of a real crisis facing coach Lionel Scaloni and his squad away from Buenos Aires.
Argentina’s tally froze at 22 points at the top of the standings, and Colombia has a good chance to share the lead with the Silver Country if it beats Uruguay on Friday.
As for Paraguay, it reached 16 points in sixth place, and the first 6 teams qualify from these qualifiers, and the seventh-placed team moves to the global play-off.
