THE Argentina Under 23 teamdirected by Javier Mascheranowho debuted with a heartbreaking draw against Paraguay, will play today against Peru for the second appointment of Zone B of South American Pre-Olympic of Venezuela, which grants two quotas for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The match will be played at the Misael Delgado Sports Center, in the city of Valencia, starting at 8:00 pm (Argentina time), under the refereeing of the Bolivian Gery Vargas and will be broadcast on television by DSports and TyC Sports.
Previously, at 5pm, Uruguay, directed by, will debut Marcelo Bielsaagainst Paraguay, in the same scenario, and can be seen on the DSports signal.
Argentina saved a heartbreaking draw against Paraguay on their debut (with a goal from Luciano Gondou) in a match suffered by Mascherano’s team, who only showed their best version when the coach decided to make significant changes.
Luciano Gondou entered at the worst moment and gave away a draw that could be fundamental for the national team. Photo: EFE/ Rayner Peña R.This competition does not allow for slip-ups: only the top two in each zone will advance to the final quadrangular where the two passes to Paris 2024 will be decided.
Argentina gave up two points on their debut, there are nine left to play and three of these will be against Uruguay, their strongest opponent, so a win against Peru will be crucial.
Peru, led by José Guillermo Del Solar, won a very tough match 1-0 against Chile with a goal from Franchesco Flores.
In their history at the Pre-Olympics, they have played seven times with four wins for Argentina and three draws, 12 goals for the Albicelestes and five for Peru.
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Argentina: Leandro Brey; Joaquín García, Marco Di Césare, Nicolás Valentini and Valentín Barco; Ezequiel Fernández, Federico Redondo and Cristian Medina; Claudio Echeverri; Luciano Gondou and Thiago Almada. Coach: Javier Mascherano.
Peru: Diego Romero; Anderson Villacorta, Eric Noriega, Rafel Lutiger and Alejandro Pósito; Alessandro Burlamaqui, Basco Soyer and Alvaro Rojas; Adrián Acues, Diether Vásquez Victor Guzmán. DT: José Del Solar.
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Basketball court: Misael Delgado Sports Center (Valencia, Venezuela).
Now: 8.00pm
Televisa: TyC Sports and DSports.
Source: Clarin
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