Brazil holds Paraguay as Oliveira, Alves strike late
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BRAZIL rallied for a 2-2 draw at Paraguay with late goals from Ricardo Oliveira and Dani Alves in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.
Oliveira scored in the 79th minute and Alves notched the equalizer 90 seconds into injury time to save Brazil from an embarrassing loss in Asuncion.
Dario Lezcano gave Paraguay a deserved lead in the 40th, driving a 10-meter shot over the head of Brazil goalkeeper Alisson. Edgar Benitez made it 2-0 in the 49th with a perfectly slotted shot.
Brazil played without star striker Neymar and defender David Luiz, both out with accumulated yellow cards.
Paraguay defeated Brazil the last time they played, winning 4-3 on penalties in last year’s Copa America quarterfinals.
Brazil has just nine points from six matches, sitting in sixth position on the table, level with Paraguay on points.
In other South American qualifiers, Uruguay defeated Peru 1-0 to move level with Ecuador, a 1-3 loser in Colombia, at the top with 13 points; Argentina beat Bolivia 2-0 to go third on 11 points; and Chile got a 4-1 victory in Venezuela.
In Cordoba, Gabriel Mercado scored in the 19th and Barcelona star Lionel Messi made it 2-0 in the 29th on a penalty to lead the hosts to an easy victory. It was Messi’s 50th goal in international play, drawing him closer to the Argentine record of 56, set by Gabriel Batistuta.
Argentina, the 2014 World Cup runner-up, scored only two goals in its first four qualifying matches, but has scored four in its last two matches to show some life.
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