A goal from central defender Gilberto Flores and another from striker Allan Wlk enabled Paraguay to beat Argentina 2-1 on Saturday and thus sour the debut of Javier Mascherano’s team in the Colombian U20 South American Championship.
La Albirroja, led by Aldo Bobadilla, took advantage of their rivals’ mistakes and comfortably lead group A with four points after a 1-1 draw on the first day against hosts Colombia at the Pascual Guerrero stadium in Cali city.
The first half of the match was marked by inaccuracies and the lack of depth that both teams had, reaching very little areas.
On the Albirroja side, Matías Segovia’s weight is small and the ball hardly reaches the Wlk, while on the Albiceleste midfielder Nicolás Paz, from Real Madrid, and Nicolás Vallejo, from Independiente, are also unclear.
Paraguay is the first to give
Argentina got hold of the ball, but it wasn’t deep, while Paraguay, despite not much damage in attack, managed to open the scoring when full-back Flores stole the ball from Perrone across the field and take a shot that graduated. behind the net.the Argentine goal with goalkeeper Federico Gomes Gerth.
The equalizer for Mascherano’s side, however, came barely three minutes into a great collective play where Santiago Castro spilled over and sent a pass from the left that Perrone finished in the middle of the area.
Paraguay, defending itself as well as it did against Colombia, came close to retaking the lead in the 41st minute with some excellent play between Wlk and Segovia, who unleashed a powerful shot that quickly saved by goalkeeper Gómez.
decisive punishment
In the complementary phase, Argentina began to attack better, but Paraguay took the lead in the 55th minute when Diego González clipped into the area and was brought down by centre-back Lautaro Di Lollo.
The man in charge of converting the penalty was Wlk, who, as he did against Colombia, didn’t hesitate and sent the ball into the back of the net from the deadly spot.
Mascherano’s side reacted quickly and Nicolás Vallejo alerted Paraguay to what his side would do to equalize with a shot that hit the post.
La Albiceleste turned on the attack and made La Albirroja uncomfortable, finding a good weapon to damage the counterattack.
Buonanotte, wounded
At the end of the game, Facundo Buonanotte, an Argentine player recently signed by Brighton and who came on for Paz in the second half, left in an ambulance after the blow.
In the end, Paraguay withstood the Argentine onslaught and secured the three points in a hard-fought game that left Bobadilla’s men as leaders.
On the third day of Group A, which will be played on Monday, Paraguay will play against Peru, while Argentina will face the South American classic against Brazil.
Source: La Verdad
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