Two rounds, two victories - Argentina and Brazil are the only ones with a maximum of six points at the start of the South American qualifiers to take off towards the World Cup, which will be organized by the USA, Canada and Mexico in 2026.
After Ecuador, the world champion came to an end without problems and with the rival at 3.658 meters above sea level - with the goals of Enco Fernandes in the 31st minute, Nikolas Taljifik in the 42nd minute, and Nikolas Gonzalez in the 83rd minute, he defeated Bolivia in La Paz.
From the 39th minute, the home team played with a man less on the field after Roberto Fernandes received a straight red card.
Last night, Lionel Scaloni decided to rest the best player on the planet, Lionel Messi, and this was not felt in Argentina's game, since Angel di Maria was in command of the "gauchos" game - he set up the first two goals.
On the other hand, the most successful football nation of all time easily jumped over the first hurdle four days earlier (Bolivia 5:1), while last night in Lima, after a great fight, they fought for the triumph. With a goal by stopper Marquinhos in the 90th minute, and after an assist from Neymar, Brazil defeated Peru 1:0.
Last night, the third world champion from this continent was disappointed - Uruguay led in Quito (Agustin Canobio), but Ecuador played a much better game during the entire 90 minutes, crowning it with two goals from Felix Torres.
The selection led by the legendary Marcelo Bielsa also survived the home team's penalty (Ener Valencia was inaccurate), but even after that it was unable to withstand Ecuador's attacks.
The derby of the second round between Chile and Colombia ended without goals, while Venezuela defeated Paraguay 93:1 with a goal by Solomon Rondon in the 0rd minute.
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