Venezuela dealt a hard blow to Paraguay, after beating them on the hour at home by 1 to 0, for the second date of the South American Qualifiers for the World Cup in Mexico, the United States and Canada 2026.
River’s forward Salomon Rondonfrom a penalty, at 48 minutes of the complement, gave the victory to the “Vinotinto” and dealt a hard blow to the “Guaraní” team that leads Guillermo Barros Schelotto.
In the first stage, Paraguay They opted for a more withdrawn game to look for the home team’s error and break the defense with a counterattack.
However, with a plugged-in Soteldo he was able to keep the Paraguayans at bay and did not let them have the ball or create plays that would compromise the depth of those led by Fernando Batista.
For the complement, Paraguay He came out looking better and had Adrian Cubas as the outstanding figure in the transfer of the ball, but the little interaction in the rival area took its toll on him.
The VAR was the protagonist of plays that generated controversy, since 35 minutes into the second half Jefferson Savarino He put a great center past the far post and Yangel Herrera He connected it with a header for the Venezuelan goal, but the referee Andres Rojas He reviewed the play and then annulled the goal due to the author’s hand.
Although there was a hand, first it hit the arm of Ivan Pirisof Paraguay, something that the Colombian referee did not accuse.
The “Vinotinto” team achieved its first victory in the Qualifiers and its first points, after what was the defeat as a visitor against its neighbor Colombia by just 1 to 0.
Although the clear chances he created were too few to score inside the net, in both games he was able to break the deadlock against the Paraguayans with a penalty at the end of the match.
Injury time was already being played, when Piris again touched the ball with his hand inside the area and the VAR was the protagonist as he called the referee, and after the review, he marked a penalty for Venezuela.
Rondon he did not fail and broke the goal of the visiting goalkeeper Carlos Coronel to score the final 1 to 0.
In the next double day, scheduled for mid-October, the “Vinotinto” will face Brazil as a visitor and will host Chile, while the Guaraní team will visit Argentina at the Monumental and will be Bolivia’s home team.
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