Argentina drew 1-1 with Paraguay at the Copa America after a second-half penalty from Lionel Messi.
2019 Copa América
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Match Events
28' CLOSE! Gonzalez's shot inches wide out
37' GOAL! Argentina 0-1 Paraguay (Sanchez)
PARAGUAY HAVE SCORED TO MAKE IT 1-0! An absolutely scintillating run from Newcastle forward Almiron takes him to the byline, where he pulls it back to the top of the penalty area for Sanchez to scuff into the back of the net! The shot is slightly mishit - but he won’t care!
45' Yellow Card! Armani booked
57' Penalty Goal! Argentina 1-1 Paraguay (Messi)
MESSI LEVELS THE SCORE WITH HIS PENALTY! 1-1! Confidence from the Barcelona and Argentina captain as he steps up and hits a venomous penalty into the bottom-right corner! The Albiceleste have their lifeline!
63' Penalty Missed! (Derlis Gonzalez)
ARMANI IS THE HERO! Gonzalez steps up to take it, and he sends his penalty low and to the right, but the goalkeeper reads the spot-kick the whole way and pushes it around his post!
Match Report
Lionel Messi scored a second-half penalty but Argentina were left facing a Copa America group-stage exit after a 1-1 draw with Paraguay on Wednesday.
Messi converted a 57th-minute spot-kick after Argentina had fallen behind to a Richard Sanchez goal in Belo Horizonte.
Argentina goalkeeper Franco Armani was needed to keep his side level shortly after the hour-mark, though, saving a Derlis Gonzalez penalty.
The draw saw Argentina earn their first point in Group B, but they remain bottom behind Colombia, Paraguay and Qatar.
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