Lautaro Martínez commented on Argentina’s 2-1 loss against Paraguay in the World Cup qualifiers.
Martínez scored for Argentina in their match against Paraguay, bringing him higher up in the all time leading goal scorers with the Argentina national team. Speaking to the media after the match, here is what Lautaro had to say:
“We came to a difficult pitch that the national team has always found difficult. In general terms, we played a good game, we had good ball control. We have to think about what’s to come.
“We have to correct a lot of things that we did wrong in this match, but in general we are doing well, we are in the lead and we have to think about Tuesday’s match”.
Lautaro Martínez has entered the top six all time top goal scorers for the Argentina national team.
Martínez scored for Argentina in their 2-1 loss against Paraguay in the World Cup qualifiers. He has now scored 31 goals with the Argentina national team, the same amount of goals as Gonzalo Higuaín.
He is one goal away from tying Diego Maradona at 32 goals and four goals away from Hernán Crespo who is on 35 goals. Here are the top Argentina goal scorers:
Argentina lost 2-1 against Paraguay in the World Cup qualifiers with Lautaro Martínez the goal scorer.
The first half saw Argentina have much of the ball but Lionel Scaloni’s team did not create too many chances. One real chance was created and it got them a goal.
Enzo Fernández played a ball over to Lautaro Martinez and he scored to give Argentina the 1-0 lead. The goal was initially not given but the referee went to VAR and it was overturned.
Paraguay would draw level minutes later. They were awarded a corner kick and a header hit the crossbar but Paraguay continued with pressuring. They would cross inside the penalty area and Antonio Sanabria would score a bycicle kick to draw them level.
The seconnd half would end and Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni would make a change at half time. Leonardo Balerdi was substituted in for Cristian Romero.
It was a free kick at the start of the second half for Paraguay and Omar Alderete would score a header and give Paraguay the 2-1 lead. Scaloni would make more changes, bringing on Alejandro Garnacho for Alexis Mac Allister.
Alejandro Garnacho would start a counter attack, passing it to Julián Álvarez and he would play it to Rodrigo De Paul but his effort would go high. Scaloni would bring on Leandro Paredes for Enzo Fernández and Gonzalo Montiel on for Nahuel Molina.
Scaloni’s last change was Tatty Castellanos for Julián Álvarez. Castellanos came close to scoring off a Lionel Messi corner kick but his effort went high. The match would end with Paraguay getting the 2-1 win but Argentina do remain first in the World Cup qualifiers.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has announced his starting eleven against Paraguay and Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez all start.
Lionel Scaloni is going with three forwards against in Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Paraguay. Enzo Barrenechea and Nehuén Pérez do not make the bench. Here is the starting eleven:
Emiliano Martínez, Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Messi, Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez
Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez will start for Argentina vs. Paraguay on Thursday.
The three players are set to start for Argentina in their World Cup qualifier against Paraguay. According to Gastón Edul, Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni will start Messi, Lautaro and Álvarez.
Argentina will play Paraguay on Thuesday in a World Cup qualifier.
