Sharjah24 – Reuters: Argentina ensured their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Monday when they beat Paraguay 1-0 in a game notable for Lionel Messi’s record-equalling 147th appearance for the national side.
Alejandro Gomez got the only goal of the game after 10 minutes when he took a delightful pass from Angel Di Maria and dinked the ball over the diving keeper.
Paraguay pressed throughout the second half but came up against a resolute Argentine defence and could not turn their possession into chances.
Argentina’s win gives them seven points from three games and leaves them top of Group A, two points ahead of Chile, four ahead of Paraguay and six ahead of Uruguay.
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