Paraguay vs Nicaragua, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Paraguay

17': Alejandro Romero Gamarra (P)
42': Miguel Almirón
62': Matías Galarza
67': Alexandro Maidana

FT
4 - 0

Nicaragua

About

Paraguay are hosting Nicaragua at Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
15': Joab Gutiérrez (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Goal! Paraguay 1, Nicaragua 0. Alejandro Romero (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
25': Substitution, Paraguay. Mauricio Magalhães Prado replaces Julio Enciso.
42': Goal! Paraguay 2, Nicaragua 0. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+4': First Half ends, Paraguay 2, Nicaragua 0.
45': Second Half begins Paraguay 2, Nicaragua 0.
45': Substitution, Nicaragua. Ariagner Smith replaces Jorge García.
45': Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Velázquez replaces Juan José Cáceres.
45': Substitution, Paraguay. Orlando Gill replaces Roberto Fernández.
45': Substitution, Paraguay. Braian Ojeda replaces Andrés Cubas.
45': Substitution, Paraguay. Matías Galarza replaces Alejandro Romero.
45': Substitution, Paraguay. Ramón Sosa replaces Diego Gómez.
45': Substitution, Paraguay. Alexandro Maidana replaces Júnior Alonso.
45': Substitution, Paraguay. José Canale replaces Omar Alderete.
45': Substitution, Paraguay. Álex Arce replaces Antonio Sanabria.
45': Substitution, Paraguay. Gabriel Ávalos replaces Miguel Almirón.
45': Substitution, Paraguay. Fabián Balbuena replaces Gustavo Gómez.
56': Jacob Montes (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Substitution, Nicaragua. Amadeus Zamora replaces Jason Coronel.
62': Goal! Paraguay 3, Nicaragua 0. Matías Galarza (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
63': Substitution, Nicaragua. Efraín Mejía replaces Jonathan Moncada.
63': Substitution, Nicaragua. Leyner Moses replaces Anyelo Velásquez.
67': Goal! Paraguay 4, Nicaragua 0. Alexandro Maidana (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauricio Magalhães Prado.
85': Substitution, Nicaragua. Osmin Salinas replaces Jacob Montes.
90': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Second Half ends, Paraguay 4, Nicaragua 0.
0': Match ends, Paraguay 4, Nicaragua 0.

Statistics

NCA		PAR
0	Fouls	0
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Defensores del Chaco
Location: Asunción, Paraguay
Attendance: 35,000

Line-Ups

Paraguay (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Gatito Fernández (GK)
3	Omar Alderete
15	Gustavo Gómez
6	Júnior Alonso
4	Juan Jose Cáceres
17	Alejandro Romero Gamarra
14	Andrés Cubas
19	Julio Enciso
8	Diego Gómez
10	Miguel Almirón
9	Antonio Sanabria

Paraguay Substitutes:

Gabriel Ávalos, Alex Arce, Fabián Balbuena, Damián Bobadilla, Gustavo Caballero, José Canale, Matías Galarza, Orlando Gill, Maurício, Alexandro Maidana, Braian Ojeda, Gastón Olveira, Isidro Pitta, Ramón Sosa, Gustavo Velázquez.

Nicaragua (5-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Erick Pineda (GK)
19	Evert Martínez
5	Justing Cano
3	Joab Gutiérrez
22	Anyelo Velásquez
6	Jefferson Rivera
10	Jacob Montes
16	Raheem Giusseppe Cole Martinez
8	Jonathan Moncada
14	Jason Coronel
11	Jorge García

Nicaragua Substitutes:

Osmin Salinas, Amadeus Josef Zamora González, Oliver Orozco, Leyner Moses, Efraín Antonio Mejía Alfaro, Alyer López, Steven Cáceres, Edgar Castillo, Oliver Bello, Widman Talavera, Ariagner Smith, Darryl Parker.

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