Argentina, weakened by the last-minute suspension of Lionel Messi,
suffered a fourth defeat in their World Cup qualifying campaign as a
spirited Bolivia won 2-0 in La Paz on Tuesday.
Bolivia scored either side of halftime through Juan Arce and Marcelo
Martins and were deserved winners against an Argentina side who defended
poorly throughout an exciting end-to-end encounter.
The defeat left twice World Cup winners Argentina provisionally
third on 22 points in the 10-team South American qualifying group, but
with Chile, Ecuador and Colombia all within two points and with a game
in hand.
Argentina were already without suspended regulars Javier
Mascherano, Lucas Biglia and Gonzalo Higuain and their task was made
even tougher when captain Messi was handed a four-match ban for swearing
at a match official hours before the game started .
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