The Paraguayan national team could not resist the advantage it gained on the scoreboard and ended up losing 3-1 to Argentina in the match for third place in the Copa América Femenina. La Albirroja, to the World Cup playoff.
The hope of being for the first time in the top event of women’s football reached its peak when Paraguay went ahead on the scoreboard, through an own goal by Romina Núñez (39 ‘).
With 1-0, the break was reached at the Centennial Stadium in Armenia.
In the second half, Argentina pressed for equality but could not find a way around the game. The red-and-white team, meanwhile, also had punctual arrivals that could mean increasing the advantage.
When everything seemed to be gradually heading towards the historic victory, a defensive oversight after an attack led to a lethal counterattack. Yamila Rodríguez was face to face with the goalkeeper Alicia Bobadilla, who she beat with a placed shot. It was 1-1 in the 78th minute.
Even so, there was the possibility of reaching penalties and defining there which team reached the podium of the contest.
But a hand on the edge of the Paraguayan area caused a highly dangerous free kick, which Florencia Bon Segundo took full advantage of and nailed the ball into the nets of the tricolor goal. Minute 90 and 2-1 for the Albicelestes.
And at 90+1′, Yamila Rodríguez scored her double and sentenced the 3-1 against an already weak rival both physically and emotionally.
With this result, Paraguay was in 4th place in the Copa América Colombia-2022 and will have to play the World Cup playoff in early 2023, where it will have to fight for a place in Australia-New Zealand.
Argentina, thus, was left with the third direct quota to the World Cup next year.
