Argentina
finally defeated hostile Bolivia. Lionel Scaloni's team returned from La Paz
with a victory 15 years later! At La Paz, more than three and a half thousand
meters above sea level, Argentina did not have a good start.
Bolivia once again went ahead against Argentina by maintaining the tradition of
this field. But Scaloni's team came back from there with two goals in two
halves and snatched the victory.
The two-time
champions overcame the toughest challenge in qualifying for the World Cup. In
just 23 minutes, captain Marcelo Martins put Bolivia ahead with a header from
the left side.
A few
seconds before the break, Jos Carasco tried to clear the ball, but it landed on
Lautaro Martinez, who was standing in front of the goal. The two teams went to
the break with a 1-1 draw.
Joaquin
Correa scored the winning goal with an excellent left-footed shot 11 minutes
before the end of the game. Lionel Scaloni's ninth match against Argentina was
unbeaten. This is their first victory on Bolivian soil since 2005.
"We
know what this match means to us," said Martinez, who missed a hat-trick.
We will not deny how difficult it is to play here. Today, the team has played
one by one. We are happy. "
Bolivia, who
started the qualifiers after losing two matches in a row, will play Ecuador and
Paraguay in November. Argentina will play in Peru after welcoming Paraguay.
In this
victory, Argentina retained 100% success in qualifying for the World Cup from
the South American region. In the first match, they beat Ecuador 1-0.
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