Mascherano’s Argentina and Bielsa’s Uruguay put together a crazy match in the Venezuela Pre-Olympic: goals and errors in a frenetic duel

In a frenetic and exciting match, Argentina drawn 3-3 against Uruguay and came first in the group thanks to Paraguay’s 2-1 defeat against Chile. Now, in the final phase of the Pre-Olympic, the Under-23 national team will make its debut on Monday against the local team VenezuelaWednesday vs Paraguay and on Sunday the classic against Brazil.

When Marcelo Bielsa crossed with Lionel Scaloni at the Bombonera, congratulated him for having formed an author’s team. He was referring to world champion Scaloneta in Qatar. The man from Rosario spoke about identity. And Uruguay’s Under 23s in a couple of months have Loco’s DNA and it was evident this Friday in the duel against Argentina: they attacked with intelligence and impressiveness; He defended poorly and risked too much in every play.

Javier Mascherano paid a small tribute to Bielsa, as well as hugging each other enthusiastically in the preview. And the Argentine coach deployed a 5-3-2 with Pablo Solari and Francisco González as full-backs. Yes, two pure attackers playing as defenders. It is worth remembering that the national team was already classified for the final phase of the Pre-Olympic and that many of the starters have rested.

It was Uruguay who took the lead with possession and Argentina counterattacked. And he took advantage of the numerous spaces that the Uruguayans gave him. Federico Redondo and the daring Claudio Echeverri, partner of Luciano Gondou, were very firm in the brand.

Racing boy Baltasar Rodríguez connected with a precise cross from González to make it 1-0. Aaron Quirós touched the net after a header from Gondou to make it 2-0. And González completed a fast break commanded by Echeverri for the third.

In the middle came the Uruguayan discounts and the alarm signal went off: Leandro Brey failed in both. In the first, the Boca goalkeeper hit a long rebound which Luciano Rodríguez, the boy River is looking for, took advantage of; In the second, his hands were defeated by a shot from Araujo.

In the complement, Uruguay continued to lead the game and Argentina abandoned a substitution. Echeverri got tired and Gondou looked alone in attack. Wingers Solari and González also suffered from wear and tear. In the 15th minute, a cross shot beat Lucas Esquivel and Gimnasia’s Matías Abaldo equalized with a volley.

Mascherano moved the pieces and the additions of Nardoni, Equi Fernández and Almada improved the team. The national team once again played close to the opponent’s zone. Gondou had two clean ones and missed. Brey took a powerful free kick from Luciano Rodríguez. And in the final Mascherano strongly protested against a possible penalty from Panchito González.

Thus, the duel between maestro Bielsa and one of his many admirers, Mascherano, culminated in a draw full of emotions.

The first round passed and Argentina qualified and left a good image. Mascherano also closed with the certainty that the usual replacements are ready, such as Redondo, Quirós and González. There is hope, then. The Final Phase, which assigns two places for the Olympic Games, will begin on Monday against the surprising Venezuela.

Chile embittered Paraguay

Chile, with no chance of qualifying for the final stage of the South American Olympic qualifiers towards Paris 2024, bid farewell to the tournament with a 2-1 win against qualifier Paraguay. A goal from Lucas Assadi, in the 70th minute, decided La Roja’s victory at the Brígido Iriarte stadium in Caracas.

Gonzalo Tapia, in the 31st minute for the Australs, and Iván Leguizamón, in the 33rd minute for the Guaraníes, had scored the previous goals.