Yamila Rodriguez celebrates one of his goals against Paraguay – Photo Reuter
The Argentine national team won 3-1 over Paraguay in the match for the third place of the Copa América of women’s football which takes place in Colombia and won the ticket for the World Cup which will be played in 2023 in Australia and New Zealand.
Germán Portanova’s team started by losing by a goal to Romina Núñez in the 39th minute of the first half, but, despite the performance not being the best, the strength appeared in the decisive moments at the feet of Yamila Rodríguez, twice, and Firenze Bonsecond .
Argentina, already qualified for the Pan American Games, but out of the Olympics, after the defeat in the semifinals at the hands of Colombia. With third place he avoids going to the international playoffs with Chile, fifth in the competition, and secures a place in Oceania with the aim of improving his performance in France 2019, where he was about to qualify for the round of 16.
Exhaustion, just as defender Agustina Barroso had anticipated hours before, threatened to make a joke on the national team. In fact, in the last game he was excluded due to injury and had to undergo the commitment from outside.
The exhaustion, due to the hustle and bustle of the demanding tournament, meant that the team did not have the clarity of previous games, such as the goals of the first phase. Paraguay’s goal, unfortunate rebound on a steady ball, also led to despair the Albicelestes players. The combination was not recommended for a definition instance.
However, after going so far with self-respect and confidence that it was possible to reverse the story, came the long ball of the goalkeeper, Vanina Correa, so that Rodríguez, after a defensive error by the Paraguayans, went hand in hand with Alicia Bobadilla and defined as in his afternoons of glory wearing the blue and gold of Boca.
Parity brought peace of mind and Paraguay continued to put their chips into a possible definition from penalties. Fatigue hit both teams.
But already with the time running out and just twelve minutes after the equalizer, Núñez had his kind of revenge, when he finished the goal from the goal of the area and the ball hit the hand of Ramona Martínez. Some have called for a penalty, but referee María Victoria Daza Ortiz said she was out. Free throw.
Bonsecond took a tremendous shot that ended up on the side of Bobadilla’s left post and fatigue didn’t matter. The big party has begun.
The 2-1 has reached the goal of qualification, but there were still four extra minutes. When everything seemed to foretell that they would suffer the attacks of the rival, Rodríguez, surprisingly, found himself once again face to face with the rival goalkeeper and, with the serenity of a lethal scorer, dribbled her and pushed into the net. the third goal and the ruling that Argentina will be at the next World Cup.
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Source: Clarin
