Venezuela hold Argentina in World Cup qualifier

MATURIN, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Salomon Rondon struck a second-half equalizer as Venezuela salvaged a 1-1 home draw with Argentina in their World Cup qualifier on Thursday.

Nicolas Otamendi opened the scoring for the reigning world champions by firing home from the edge of the six-yard box after Venezuela goalkeeper Rafael Romo punched away Lionel Messi's free-kick.

Rondon put his side on level terms just af