Corinthians striker quiet as Paraguay lose to South Korea | OneFootball

On the morning of Tuesday, the 14th, Corinthians forward Ángel Romero took the field to represent the Paraguay National Team, which played two friendlies in Asia in recent days. This time the match was against South Korea, won by the hosts 2–0 – the previous fixture took place four days earlier, against Japan, ending in a 2–2 draw.

Romero’s performance, however, was discreet. Coach Gustavo Alfaro chose to keep the player on the bench for the match, only bringing him on to replace Miguel Almirón in the 81st minute, when the game was already 2–0 to the South Koreans. The first goal was scored by Ji-sung Eom early in the match, and the score was sealed by Hyun-gyu Oh in the second half.

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The Corinthians player recorded only modest numbers during his brief appearance in the friendly. In nine minutes, Romero exchanged just two passes with his teammates, completing both, one of which was considered key. He also lost his only ground duel and had one shot on South Korea’s goal, which was blocked. The data comes from the statistics platform Sofascore.

It’s worth remembering that Paraguay qualified for the 2026 World Cup after finishing the Conmebol Qualifiers in sixth place. It will mark the country’s return to the sport’s top competition after 16 years – in their last appearance, in 2010, the team reached the quarterfinals in South Africa, being eliminated by Spain, who would go on to win the title.

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