Argentina qualified for the quarter-finals of the Copa America after beating Paraguay 1-0, in a match that saw Lionel Messi participate for the 147th time with his country, equaling the record number of international matches with the national team.
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The top 4 teams in the group qualify for the quarter-finals.
“We qualified, but we have to continue to improve,” said Argentina defender German Becilla.
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Paraguay had never defeated Argentina in a 90-minute Copa America match, in a career spanning 25 games, and found itself in a difficult situation again after being late in the result after 10 minutes.
Alejandro Gomes scored the goal when he received a perfect pass from Angel Di Maria and hit the ball from close range over the goalkeeper. “Angel’s pass was great,” Gomez said. “I just had to put my foot under the ball to score.”
Argentina thought they had added the second goal when Paraguay’s Junior Alonso crossed his own net before the break, but the VAR overturned the goal due to an offside building.
Paraguay pressed in the second half to equalize, amid activity from Newcastle United’s Miguel Almiron in the center of the left wing.
Despite this, Paraguay was unable to penetrate the Argentine defense and did not translate the great possession into opportunities, and it is now facing two difficult matches against Chile and Uruguay in the first round.
As for Argentina, striker Sergio Aguero entered the starting line-up in an international match for the first time since November 2019, but he did not leave an impressive mark and left the field before the hour of play.
On a night in which Javier Mascherano equaled 147 matches in the Argentine shirt, Messi was active in the first half and got with his colleague Di Maria many errors.