SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Timnas Argentina harus mengakui keunggulan Paraguay 2-1 pada lanjutan Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2026 Zona Amerika Selatan, Jumat (15/11) pagi hari WIB.
Lautaro Martinez sempat membawa timnas Argentina unggul terlebih dahulu di menit ke-11. Umpan dari Enzo Fernandez berhasil dimanfaatkan dengan baik oleh Martinez, meskipun awal nya gol Martinez dianulir oleh wasit karena offside tetapi wasit mengesahkan gol tersebut setelah melihat rekaman melalui VAR.
Delapan menit berselang, Paraguay berhasil menyamakan kedudukan melalui gol salto indah yang dicetak oleh Eduardo Sanabria yang tidak dapat dihalau kiper Argentina, Emiliano Martinez.
Dua menit babak kedua dimulai, Paraguay berhasil unggul 2-1 atas Argentina lewat tandukan Omar Alderete yang berhasil memanfaatkan tendangan bebas dari Diego Gomez.
Argentina terus tampil menyerang untuk menyamakan kedudukan dengan memasukan beberapa pemain baru, tetapi skor 2-1 tetap bertahan hingga ditiup peluit panjang oleh wasit.
Dengan kekalahan ini, Argentina masih berada di puncak klasemen sementara dengan perolehan 22 poin dari 11 pertandingan, sementara Paraguay berhasil naik ke peringkat keenam dengan perolehan 16 poin.
Zona Amerika Selatan akan mengirimkan enak tim teratas untuk lolos langsung ke Piala Dunia 2026 di Amerika Serikat, Kanada, dan Meksiko.
Penulis : A Genta Nugraha Poernomo
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