Brazil showed again its offensive power, beat Argentina by 3 to 1 and sunk its rival in the table of Group A of the Sul-American sub-20. Ramon Menezes’ team reached their 2nd consecutive victory and secured their classification in the tournament, while the Argentines still haven’t added points and are in second place – the top three in the group advance to the hexagonal after five games (see the situation in the table below) .
- The match was played at the Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium in Cali;
- Brazil opened the scoring quickly with Biro and saw Argentina scare shortly afterwards;
- Mycael, do Athleticosaved a penalty taken by Infantino and made other good saves;
- Andrey doubled and Vitor Roque doubled, while González, at the end, scored the Argentine goal of honor
Curiosity: Javier Mascherano, a former midfielder who is now Argentina’s coach, wore a uniform with just two stars on the shield — the South Americans won the World Cup and they have already updated the tri symbol on the under-20 players’ shirts.
Goals and Highlights
0 x 1. Brazil opened the scoring after 7 minutes. Marlon Gomes took advantage of the rebound on a lateral thrown into the area, disarmed Génez and, without an angle, hit the goal. Gerth spread it to the middle and the Corinthian Biro rocked the Argentine nets with category: 1 to 0.
Shine, Mycael! Needing a draw to reduce the loss on the table, Mascherano’s team started a blitz on goalkeeper Mycael. First, the Athletico youngster was surprised with a headbutt on the crossbar and, shortly afterwards, he gave Fernández a penalty. In the kick, however, he avoided Infantino’s goal by saving the shot with his right foot.
0 x 2. After the scare, Brazil returned to dominate the duel and increased the score in a mess in the ball exit of the Argentines. Puch received it from the back and returned it at the feet of… Andrey. The ex-Vasco started, was in front of the opposing goalkeeper and nailed the 2 to 0.
Let there be confusion… As it happens in the professionals, the climate heated up between Argentines and Brazilians. From the first minute, the players did not withdraw their leg in tackles and clashed. Despite the pushes and provocations, the Uruguayan Gustavo Tejera managed to maintain control of the match.
0 x 3. In another mistake in Argentina’s ball exit, Vitor Roque stole the ball and was brought down by Di Lollo inside the area. With coolness, the attacker displaced Gerth and gave the final numbers to the game: 3 to 0.
1 x 3. Argentina still managed to reduce with González, who took advantage of a free-kick cross and overcame Mycael with a header.
How was the table?
Group A
- Paraguay – 7 points (3 games)
- Brazil – 6 points (2 games)
- Colombia – 4 points (2 games)
- Argentina – 0 points (2 games)
- Peru – 0 points (3 games)
DATASHEET
ARGENTINA 1×3 BRAZIL – 3rd round of Group A of the U-20 South American Championship
Date and time: January 23, 2023, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time)
Local: Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium in Cali (Colombia)
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (URU)
Assistants: Andrés Nievas (URU) and Hora Ferreiro (URU)
Yellow cards: Gomez, Veliz, Di Lollo, Perrone (ARG); Mycael, Giovane (GOOD)
Red cards: –
Goals: Guilherme Biro (BRA), at 7 min of the 1st half; Andrey (BRA), at 35 min of the 1st half; Vitor Roque (BRA), at 42 min of the 2nd half; González (ARG), at 44 min of the 2nd half
ARGENTINA: Gomes Gerth; Giay (Ciccioni), Di Lollo, Gomez and Genez (Oaks); Perrone, Gonzalez and Infantino (Nico Paz); Fernandez (Veliz), Aguirre (Castro) and Master Puch. Technician: Javier Mascherano
BRAZIL: Mycael; Arthur, Jean, Robert Renan and Patryck (Luís Guilherme); Andrey (Kaiki), Alexsander (Ronald), Marlon Gomes and Guilherme Biro (Pedrinho); Giovane (Stênio) and Vitor Roque. Technician: ramon menezes
