Bolivia built a fortress in the stadium Municipal Villa Ingenio. The whole of the highlands becomes strong at home and in its commitment to Paraguay, corresponding to the date 12 of the South American Qualifiers heading to the 2026 World Cup once again demonstrated that the national team Oscar Villegas It is a team with height.
The thing is Ervin Vaca15 minutes into the show, opened the scoring in The Highbut Miguel Almiron marked equality for Albirroja in the complement. He hunter of impossible utopias seemed to achieve a new feat in foreign territory, but a beautiful wall built between Lucas Chavez y Luis Haquin It dismantled the last Guarani line and provoked the controversy of the afternoon.
In a desperate attempt to defuse the danger, Gustavo Gomez He threw himself to the ground and the striker fell inside the area. That’s when the referee Andres Matonte sanctioned the maximum penalty and gave the possibility to Miguel Terceros to seal the 2 a 1 in favor of the homeowner. In times of VAR, reviews and views from all angles, it was striking that the authorities have maintained the referee’s ruling.
The local team deserved a little more in the first half and took advantage of the 4,150 meters high to put pressure on Paraguay and generate the best risk situations in the goal defended by Roberto Fernandez.
In any case, those led by Gustavo Alfarowho had just hit the ground running in Asunción after beating the Argentinarescued a tie in the 90th minute, when Julio Enciso improvised a magnificent individual work that silenced the Bolivian stage when he put definitive figures on the 2 a 2 which was celebrated as a victory. A threat that came to fruition after several chances that had come with a shot from Miguel Almiron that the archer contained Guillermo Viscarra and a headbutt Matias Galarza that went astray.
At the end, the hero of the day had the victory on his feet with another pure dribble action that paralyzed the hearts of Bolivia, but Enciso opted for solidarity and supplied Ramón Sosa, who failed in the one-on-one against Viscarra, who concluded the suspenseful scene with a slap to the corner.
For the resumption of the Qualifiers, in March 2025, Bolivia will visit Peru by date 13, while Paraguay will receive Chile in the stadium Defenders of the Chaco. Those from the highlands will have a key commitment in the fight to reach the playoffs, while those from Lechuga will seek to take advantage of the terrible present of La Roja and take another step towards the contest that will take place in United States, Mexico and Canada.
Formations:
TV: TyC Sports
Arbitrator: Andrés Matonte (URU)
Estadio: Municipal of El Alto
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