Messi, la serata no in Argentina-Paraguay: malessere e gol annullato

Messi, la serata no in Argentina-Paraguay: malessere e gol annullato Faced with the incessant pressure from Paraguay, Messi's first appearance was only at 7 minutes , with a deep pass attempt, which was almost not good. In the following minutes he had more contact with the ball, but without much prominence, more stationed in an organizer role and without stepping on the area. At 14 minutes, he received a blow from Junior Alonso, but the referee Raphael Claus did not charge anything and there was an exchange of words between the Argentine captain and the referee. Beyond some attempts to pass in a cut for Lautaro Martínez, he could not find an option to shoot in front of the goal, due to the close Paraguayan defense. At 37 he had a free kick shot, which could not pass the barrier. A couple of minutes later he put together a good play with a twist included, but could not get into the area, although the play ended with a powerful shot from Rodrigo De Paul, which deflected the goalkeeper to the corner. After Nicolás González's header goal, Messi was seen speaking and giving directions to his teammates. At the beginning of the second half he was more active, with a couple of participations in attack, especially one at 5 minutes that put him in the area with a tamed ball, but canceled by the referee due to a rebound in his hand. Disney + comes to Latin America! Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic, all in one place. Available from November 17. Subscribe NOW. Last days of pre-launch offer. At 12 minutes the long-awaited goal arrived, with a great arrival in front of Leo after a pass behind by Giovani Lo Celso, but everything was canceled by the intervention of the VAR, due to a foul by Nicolás González at the beginning of the action. After this play, Messi came into play much more and 17 minutes had a shot inside the area that went over the crossbar. At 23 he put together a good play with Lautaro Martínez, who preferred the half-round shot rather than the return towards 10, who entered the area at speed. A few minutes later, he finished with great precision from a free kick, but his shot was deflected spectacularly by Silva with the tips of his fingers. In the 32nd minute, Leo put together a good stack starting from the left towards the center, but couldn't avoid the last defender before he was in shooting position. EDITORIAL PICKS Controversy! The VAR annulled a goal to Lionel Messi for Argentina against Paraguay Exequiel Palacios suffered a lumbar fracture in Argentina vs. Paraguay due to a knee from Ángel Romero At 38 he fought a ball with Nico Domínguez and gave a good pass to Ángel Di María to look for the goal from medium distance. The last of the night also came from a free kick, but neither in the original shot nor in the rebound did he manage to overcome the line of the barrier.