Portsmouth's Caballero on target in Paraguay loss

Paraguay's Gustavo Caballero with his thumb up and wearing a blue jersey with the number 24 on it celebrating his goal against MoroccoImage source, Getty Images
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Gustavo Caballero made his Paraguay debut last Friday

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Portsmouth forward Gustavo Caballero scored his first senior international goal as Paraguay were beaten 2-1 by Morocco in their friendly in Lens, France.

The 24-year-old came on as a second-half substitute to earn his second cap and headed in a cross from Juan Jose Caceres with two minutes remaining.

Caballero had made his debut for Paraguay, also as a substitute, in a 1-0 win over Greece last Friday.

He is on loan at Portsmouth from Brazilian side Santos and is set to be part of Paraguay's squad for this summer's World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico in which they have been drawn in a group with the USA, Australia and Turkey.

Caballero will now return to England for Portsmouth's Championship match at Norwich on Friday (15:00 BST).