Argentina lose, l O-man Venezuela hold Brazil

It was not a good day for the South American giants in their World Cup qualifiers on Nov 14, as world champions Argentina suffered a 2-1 away loss to Paraguay while rivals Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw at Venezuela.

It started well for Lionel Scaloni's team as the reigning Copa America champions grabbed an early lead through Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez.

But it was an advantage that was to last just eight minutes as the home side drew level in spectacular fashion.

Gustavo Velazquez whipped in a cross and Antonio Sanabria leapt in the air and fired past Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez with a brilliantly executed bicycle kick.

Filled with belief and roared on by the crowd in Asuncion, Paraguay battled hard in what was a scrappy encounter.