The 2021 Copa América: Argentina Narrowly beats Paraguay


Argentina defeated Paraguay with a lackluster performance in the third round of the Copa America group stage matches.
The Argentine tango is a musical genre that accompanies dances, and on World Music Day the tango was not exciting this time.
But Argentina achieved the required three points and led the group before the final round.
Argentina raised its score to 7 points in first place, two points behind Chile, and both played three matches.
While Paraguay’s balance froze at 3 points from two matches and with the same number of matches, Uruguay came in fourth place with a point, and Bolivia was at the bottom of the standings without points.
Argentina will conclude their group matches against Bolivia at dawn next Monday.
Squad  Formation:
Lionel Scaloni pushed Angel Di Maria and Sergio Aguero from the start, while Otamendi was absent from the squad.
Scaloni made a number of substitutions in the starting lineup, compared to the matches against Chile and Uruguay.
Argentina started the match as a striker in search of top spot after Chile stumbled against Uruguay.
In the seventh minute, Aguero was about to advance quickly after anticipating a mistake by the Paraguayan defenders, but he refused the gift and hit the top of the crossbar, although he was alone in the goal.
Argentina quickly advanced in the tenth minute through Alejandro Gomez after a wonderful pass from Di Maria.
The goal started with Messi’s pass to Di Maria, who passed the ball superbly to Gomez inside the penalty area and placed it superbly above the goalkeeper.
The two teams exchanged control of the ball, but without a real danger to the two goals after Gomez’s goal.
In the 18th minute, Messi got a direct free kick on the edge of the penalty area with a powerful shot, but it passed near the right post of Paraguay.
Paraguay dominated the ball in the second half of the first half in search of a tie, but without a real threat to the goal.
The referee awarded a minute of added time, and Argentina almost added the second, but the referee canceled the goal and the video technology confirmed his decision.
The ball started with a wonderful shot from Di Maria, but it rebounded from the goalkeeper and from a cross that hit Junior Alonso, the Paraguayan defender, and into his team’s net, but the referee of the flag confirmed that there was an offside before the cross, which was confirmed by the video technology.
In the second half, Argentina fell from the start to keep the goal ahead, while Paraguay tried to equalize.
In the 60th minute, Scaloni pushed Joaquin Correa instead of Sergio Aguero, who was unsuccessful during the hour he played with Argentina.
Paraguay got a free kick on the edge of the penalty area by Angel Romero, but it hit the human wall and the Argentine defense quickly dispersed.
Play was confined to the midfield in the last quarter of an hour, with Paraguay trying to equalize, but without real danger, and Argentina’s reliance on counter-attacks.
And Argentina raised its score to 7 points in first place, two points behind Chile, and both played three matches.
Tango dancers need to win against Bolivia in order to qualify for the quarter-finals as group leader.


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