Leo Messi's Argentina crashes against Paraguay (1-1)

Argentina could not saborear the third victory in the third party of the clasificatorias for the World-wide of 2022 and crashed against the selection of Paraguay, that achieved to advance in the first time thanks to a so much of Ángel Romero of penalti. Nico González opened the way of a traced back that it remained half after they cancelled him a goal to Leo Messi.

The Argentinian star, in spite of his annoyances in the ankle, went back to be the indisputable leader of a team that will have to improve a lot if it wants to be competitive of face to the World-wide. Leo Messi can not do charge to cover absolutely all the lacks of Argentina,​ that saw like the Paraguay of the 'Toto' Berizzo achieved to neutralise to the ones of Lionel Scaloni in a Bombonera empty and unrecognizable.

Leo Messi was the main actor of Argentina but, alas for him, had to delay too much his position to help to take out the balloon played from backwards. The Barcelona star did functions even of mediocentro, something that finish him subtracting big part of the leadership that would have to have in the forward to take out party of his danger in the last metres.

The first goal arrived in the minute 18 to advance to Paraguay. Almirón Held the balloon and made a spectacular played throwing the diagonal to the centre that was cut by Martínez Quarta for trabarle inside the area and commit penalti. Ángel Romero took the responsibility from the fateful point and did not fail, deceiving to the goalkeeper Armani and launching to his right.

For desencallar the party, the selection of Argentina had to throw of played of strategy. The so much of the tie arrived in the final stretch of the first time, after a kickoff of corner perfectly executed by Giovani Celso with left leg and finished of head by Nico González. A so much that did to think that the traced back was possible in the mythical stadium of Buenos Aires.

The VAR breaks to Messi and to Argentina

In the second time, Argentina improved with new ideas and was brushing the goal in the boots of Lautaro Martínez, that had two good occasions that did not achieve to concretise. In the minute 58, Leo Messi achieved to mark a big goal after a formidable played collective, but the Brazilian referee Claus cancelled the goal by a fault that had produced half minute before throwing hand of the VAR. The albiceleste remained without victory and the next appointment will be in front of Peru.

Messi already great more than 700 goals between the Barça and Argentina