Argentina fell in a 1-1 positive draw with their guest Paraguay on Friday morning, the third round of the qualifiers, to waste two valuable points in their career in the South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.
Angel Romero scored his third goal in three matches when he quietly kicked in the penalty spot midway through the first half after an intervention by Miguel Almiron on Lucas Martínez Carta, while Nicolas Gonzalez equalized for Argentina four minutes before the end of the first half with a header from a corner kick by Giovanni Le Celso.
The Argentine national team raised its tally to seven points to lead the qualifiers temporarily by one point ahead of their Brazilian and Ecuadorian counterparts, noting that the latter opened the matches of this round of qualifiers with a precious 3/2 victory over their Bolivian host earlier Thursday evening, while Paraguay raised its tally to five points And advanced to the fourth place deservedly
The two teams maintained their unbeaten record after three matches from qualifying to the finals in Qatar.
On the other hand, the Brazilian national team can stand alone in the lead if it wins against its Venezuelan guest at the end of the matches of this round on Friday evening.