Preolimpico Olimpico Sub 23: great goal from Paraguay which complicates the standings of Argentina and Uruguay

THE Paraguay Under 23 national team celebrate thanks to Marcelo Fernandez, who managed to keep his team undefeated on Saturday by scoring a goal against Peru which gave them, 1-0, their second consecutive victory in the South American pre-Olympic tournament. Which complicates Argentina and Uruguay a bit, obviously.

The only goal of the match at the Misael Delgado stadium, from the Venezuelan city of Valencia, came in the 18th minute, with a right-footed shot from outside the area by Fernández, after a good block started by himself, and which helped score his goal . second goal in the competition, after equalizing last Wednesday against Uruguay, when his team beat Charrúas 4-3.

Thanks to this new victory, Albirroja is in first place in the Group B table – with 7 points, after two wins and a draw -, followed by Argentina, who rests on this date and accumulates 4 points, while Peru, third with 3, he was practically eliminated.

Uruguay, led by Marcelo Bielsa, will have to look for their first points tonight against Chile, with the obligation to get closer to the top.

It’s worth remembering that the top two in the group will advance, so if Paraguay were to maintain this streak (they’ll play against Chile in the last one), Argentina AND Uruguay (the favorites in the preview) will have to play for second place in a head-to-head match scheduled for the last event, Friday 2nd.

In the match, Diego Gómez, Lionel Messi’s teammate at Inter Miami, came close to scoring the second goal, but the Paraguayan’s shot went wide of the goal in one of the clear scoring chances that the intense Albirroja had during the match in the first half.

In the second half, Peru made more arrivals in the rival area, although they failed to convert any of their chances, encountering a solid defense at the other end.

Peruvian Diego Romero also prevented Paraguay from reaching 2-0, frustrating a header from Ronaldo De Jesús in the 70th minute, with reflexes that protected his team on other occasions.

In the fourth match, Peru will face Uruguay on Tuesday, while Paraguay rests to face Chile the following week in the last match of this phase.

The pre-Olympic tournament, which is being held for the first time on Venezuelan soil and offers two places in Paris 2024, will define a regional champion, a title held by Argentina, and a runner-up, a place occupied in the last edition by Brazil.