Argentina strike gold as Paraguay see red

Argentina won their first Olympic gold medal in 52 years on Saturday with a 1-0 triumph over Paraguay in the championship football match.

Carlos Tevez, with his eighth goal of the tournament, was Argentina’s hero as his team won a first ever football gold while Paraguay ended the tournament in disgrace after having two players red-carded.

Tevez, 20, struck early in the first half of a final Argentina dominated and in which they kept their impressive record of not having conceded a goal in the tournament.

Paraguay went into the match already handicapped by the absence of Jose Cardozo, their injured top-scorer, who had grabbed five of his team’s 12 goals on their way into the final.

Argentina, who left Barcelona star Javier Saviola on the bench, were fired by history.