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The unusual goal against El Salvador before playing Argentina: equalizer saved against a team without FIFA ranking

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The rivals who Argentina national team FIFA will have in this double appointment, the last before the final list of the Copa América, sparked controversy. And the reality is that they don’t help either. This Wednesday, The Saviour -Albiceleste’s opponent next Friday in Philadelphia- He added his 20th winless match and he did so by drawing 1-1 Bonaire, a small Dutch island near Aruba and which doesn’t even have a FIFA ranking. Further? The goal conceded was against him and in an unusual play.

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From the opening whistle, David Doniga Lara’s team dominated and had scoring opportunities, especially with Nathan Ordaz as the most unbalanced player, but they did not score against the Caribbean team.

El Salvador’s coach performed eight changes at half-time, and only three players remained on the pitch: Julio Sibrian, Tereso Benítez and Nathan Ordaz.

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The team improved, created dangers again, but ran into a blopper who complicated their plans: in the 62nd minute, defender Germán Fuentes launched a back pass to Oscar Pleitez, but the goalkeeper missed the ball under his foot and he took it. go and look inside the arch.

Not even Pablo Punyed’s header for El Salvador’s equalizer silenced the boos of the fans who flocked to the Audi Field Stadium in Washington.

After facing Argentina on Friday in Philadelphia, they will close the FIFA match against Honduras in Houston on Tuesday, before the start of the 2025 World Cup qualifiers next June.

Source: Clarin

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