Soccer-Frustrated Argentina suffer shock 2-1 defeat at Paraguay

Soccer Football - World Cup - South American Qualifiers - Paraguay v Argentina - Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay - November 14, 2024 Paraguay's Diego Gomez in action with Argentina's Alejandro Garnacho and Nicolas Tagliafico REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo

ASUNCION (Reuters) -A stunning bicycle kick from Antonio Sanabria and a second-half header from Omar Alderete gave Paraguay a well earned 2-1 home win over Argentina in the South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday.

Argentina took the lead 11 minutes into the game when Enzo Fernandez's deep pass found Lautaro Martinez, whose thunderous shot was initially ruled out for offside, but was eventually awarded after a VAR review.