The Argentina national U-20 from Javier Mascherano started wrong on its debut in Odesur 2022 South American Games dispute in Asuncion, Paraguay. The Albiceleste team fell 1-0 on their debut against Chile, with a goal from Nicolás Matamoros, in the first Group B match. The next match will be Thursday against Colombia.
So, the team leading the little boss he stumbled after reaping good results and could not ratify the beautiful gift he had shown. The Argentine youth teams come from winning the Maldonado City Cup, an international friendly quadrilateral where they faced Brazil, Uzbekistan and won against Uruguay.
Previously, they had raised the trophy of champions in the L’Alcudia Tournament with a victory in the final, again against Charrúas 4-0. However, what about that team Mascherano had to reach out and give new players a chance since many boys are taken into consideration by their respective clubs.
During the first ten minutes of play, the young Argentines had to settle for a pitch they are not used to, as the artificial turf fields were full of rubber. This material modifies the bite of the ball and the performance of each player.
Mascherano’s team came out from the back with the ball still at their feet, but it was difficult for them to have possession of the ball on the pitch. The Red. Chile did not leave any space and the small association in attack generated some doubts for the Little Boss who watched carefully from one side of the lime line.
Argentina cautioned after five minutes with Agustín Rodríguez’s long-range shot. The strong shot by the Lanús midfielder went just over the crossbar.
At the age of 18, Juan Carlos Gauto from Corrientes appeared after a pure pass. The Huracán striker left two rivals on the road and shot a nice shot that also went high. The applause of little boss on the side of the playing field there was a vengeance for his gallantry.
Half an hour into the game, Alex Encinas delivered a powerful and well-directed free kick that was contained by the Chilean goalkeeper. A few minutes later he returned to the finish line conditioned by the sign of an opponent, the shot comes out bitten and without danger. It was the last activity before a hydration break in which Mascherano took the opportunity to give directions to his team.
At the end of the first half, Chile was encouraged to aim more and went looking for their rival. In that attitude, he naturally left spaces to cover. But Argentina did not know how to exploit the remaining gaps between the lines The Red and also could not hurt with the speed of his forwards once they stopped the rival attack in midfield. It seemed that Argentina’s worst enemy was, at times, the playing field.
Throughout the second phase the team of the little boss He had a hard time finding his best version and not even the changes could change the equation of the match.
In the 30th minute of the opening of the first half, the entry Román Rodríguez finished outside the box and generated Argentina’s best scoring chance in the entire group. The Boca midfielder’s shot went very close to the left post of the opponent’s goal.
In an attempt to go to the end of the game, Mascherano’s team left some spaces at the bottom. And al 40 minutes of the second phase, the admitted Nicola Matamoros scored the only goal of the match to seal the Chilean victory to a minimum. You could see the pain and frustration of those driven by Mascherano after the fall. However, there is a quick revenge.
Javier Mascherano’s Argentina national team will face Colombia (Thursday) and Ecuador (Saturday) to define their position in Zone B. Group A is made up of Paraguay, Venezuela, Uruguay and Peru. In case of qualification, the semi-finals between the two leaders of each zone will be played on Monday and the final next Wednesday.
Source: Clarin
