The Argentine futsal team showed great power of recovery and with a fantastic second half beat Paraguay 6-1 this Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup that is taking place in Lithuania. The reigning world champions came from 0-1 to end the first half and overwhelmed their rival in the second stage to advance to the round and meet Russia for a place in the semifinals.
A four-minute burst, in which Argentina scored four goals and went from a difficult 0-1 to a lapidary 4-1, set the tone for the match. Paraguay surprised at the start at the Vilna Arena, when they took the lead through Damián Mareco. With the advantage in the result, the Albirroja took more refuge in his field and formed a wall to contain the Argentine attacks. However, the Paraguayan lock broke at the start of the second half, when a bad start from the back made it possible for Ángel Claudino to draw.
With more spaces and in just three minutes, Argentina solved the problems very quickly with goals from Cristian Borruto, Lucas Bolo and Santiago Basile, to reach the final stage of the match with great tranquility. With Paraguay played and already with a flying goalkeeper, goals from Damián Stazzone and Pablo Taborda arrived to seal the win that seemed unthinkable after the first half.
The next obstacle for the team led by Matías Lucuix will be on Sunday at 12:30 pm Russia, which in their round of 16 match beat Vietnam 3-2. The match will be a reissue of the final of the last World Cup, when Argentina won its first title in the competition held in Colombia in 2016. On that occasion, the team led by Diego Giustozzi won 5-4.
Argentina debuted with a landslide over the United States (11-0), then secured their qualification to the second round after beating Serbia (4-2) and on the last date they took first place in group F after the victory over Iran (2 -1). The Argentine representative is also the last winner of the South American Qualifiers and his last official defeat was in April 2017 in the final of the Copa América that was played in San Juan against Brazil (4-2).
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