The El Monumental stadium witnessed a comic scene before the start of the match between Argentina and Bolivia in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers for the South American region.
The Peruvian referee, Kevin Ortega, and the players of the two teams had to search for the ball before the start whistle, although it is normal that there are many balls during the matches.
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The referee appeared to look right and left in an attempt to find the ball, and the same thing was done by Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni, before a ball was found and the start of the match.
Argentina defeated Bolivia 3-0 in the tenth round of South American qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires.
Messi, the Paris Saint-Germain star, scored a hat-trick against Bolivia to become the all-time leading scorer for South America, overtaking Pele, who has 77 goals.