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Scored: Marcelo Moreno 24 ‘- Lautaro Martínez (45); Joaquin Correa (79)
Bolivia is famous worldwide through the Hernando Siles soccer field in the capital La Paz, where the average altitude reaches 3,650 meters above sea level. The opponents from Bolivia who came here to play were terrified by the very thin air affecting their breathing and then most of them had to go back to hatred.
Especially for Argentina, having to play on the Bolivian field is an even more terrible challenge because Tango dancers are not rich in physical strength. Despite always being superior in all respects compared to Bolivia, Argentina often had to receive poor results when playing in La Paz in the past.
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Specifically, before qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, Argentina tied 1 and lost 2 in the last 3 trips to Bolivia (all in qualifying for the World Cup), including a failure … 1-6 in April 2009. Images of Messi choking, or Argentine players often having to run off the pitch to get oxygen, have continually appeared at Albiceleste matches in La Paz. The last time Argentina beat Bolivia was 15 years ago, but only with a score of 2-1 in March 2005.
At this point, Argentina doesn’t even have a huge roster when the number of big stars doesn’t really have two hands. Not only that, during the trip to La Paz, several faces were not present for various reasons such as Sergio Agüero, Paulo Dybala, Giovani Lo Celso or Angel Di Maria.
So coach Scaloni had to keep relying on the few remaining classy faces like Lautaro Martínez, Lucas Ocampos and of course the old Lionel Messi icon has yet to plow two games on a few occasions. day, not to mention he must compete in “Haunted High” La Paz.
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| Marcelo Moreno took home the first game for Bolivia |
It is not surprising that Argentina entered the game with extreme caution and some fear. The first opportunity was also for the local team when, in the 7th minute, striker Moreno hit the net from the outside behind a center on the right wing.
In the 10th minute, receiving the ball from Messi, Paredes (with PSG) launched a left-footed shot from a distance of more than 30 meters and the ball was not far from the goal. In the 19th minute, Chumacero also “ran” to try his luck from afar and the kick flew over the crossbar from Armani, the 33-year-old goalkeeper who plays for the country’s main club, River Plate.
And then what will also come. In the 24th minute, Bolivia confirmed the advantage of the field opening the scoring. Chumacero (playing in Mexico) crosses the ball to No. 9 Marcelo Moreno (playing in Brazil) hits a dangerous header to defeat Armani.
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| Lautaro Martínez, fortunately, brought the tie for Argentina at the end of the first half |
Being guided around the table, Tango dancers have to fight hard against the harsh environment of competition to find ways to attack to match. However, even under normal conditions and with the advantage of playing at home, they only beat Ecuador 1-0 a few days ago, much less this South American match on the roof.
However, in what way is the word doubt learned? Shortly after another long shot from Paredes hit the crossbar and post, Argentina fortunately tied the score. In the 45th minute, Lautaro Martínez tried to get the ball into the Bolivian goal, but could not finish. Defender Saúl Torres tried to break the ball, but the foot of the Inter Milan forward appeared in the right place, causing the ball to bounce towards the Bolivian net.
As in the first half, Argentina is very difficult to penetrate the home team’s 16m50 area and the danger comes mainly from outside the penalty area. In the 55th minute, it was the defender Tagliafico’s turn to make a long shot and the ball missed on goal.
In the 62nd minute, Albiceleste enjoyed a relatively favorable free kick near the 16m50 area and matched Messi’s magical left foot (deflected to the right), but El Pulga couldn’t even pass the barrier.
In the 68th minute, Argentina rarely had a good chance in the penalty area to think of a goal, but Lautaro Martínez ultimately mishandled the ball to help the opponent. In the 76th minute, the forward was born in 1997 with the best shot from Messi’s killer line, but this time, goalkeeper Lampe played too well to save Bolivia.
However, a few minutes later, the visitors had found the decisive goal. Even after the attack started by Messi, the ball reached Lautaro Martínez and the forward calmly passed Joaquín Correa in a more favorable position. The striker in the Lazio jersey did not help his teammates with a left-handed shot, causing Lampe to surrender.
The main referee discussed at length with the VAR team before deciding to recognize the goal because Martinez fell slightly in an offside position. Despite the fragile advantage of the lead and the 7 minutes of injury, Argentina continued to defend successfully thanks to the maximum effort of the players.
In addition, it is also necessary to admit that the Bolivian host, apart from the patio element, is nothing special. The stone is mediocre, the quality of the staff is lower than the common ground in the area.
Then, after 15 years, Argentina defeated Bolivia again at the “high” point of La Paz, thus gaining 6 absolute points after 2 rounds of the qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup.
TEAM
BOLIVIA XI (4-4-2): Carlos Lampe; Carlos Saucedo (Bustamante 46 ‘), Jose Sagredo, Gabriel Valverde, Jose Maria Carrasco; Diego Wayar (Orozco 83 ‘), Raul Castro (Cespedes 66’), Alejandro Chumacero (Miranda 66 ‘), Rudy Cardozo (Arabe 87’); Marcelo Moreno, Saul Torres.
ARGENTINA XI (4-4-2): Franco Armani; Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico; Lucas Ocampos (Joaquín Correa 59 ‘), Exequiel Palacios, Leandro Paredes (Guido Rodríguez 69’), Rodrigo De Paul (Nicolás Domínguez 69 ‘); Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martinez (Medina 89 ‘).
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