The squad led by Mascherano in their last training session before their debut. Photo: AFA
The Argentina U20 National Team will debut this Sunday at Maurice Revello international tournament, formerly known as Toulon Hopes, against his partner from Saudi Arabia. The duel was played from 9 (14 in France), at the Stade de Lattre in the commune of Aubagne. Televisioning ESPN Extra and Star ++.
The clash against the Saudis is marked the official premiere for him little boss leading the youth. It was for group A of the tournament, which also included the participation of Panama and France, which clashed from 12:30 p.m.
Group B, meanwhile, consists of selections from Indonesia, Venezuela, Mexico and Ghana; while C had the participation of representatives from Japan, Algeria, Colombia and Comoros.
After the group stage, the three leaders along with the best second will advance to the semifinals, while the other teams will play for the remaining qualifying positions in a single match.
The 22-player squad, which includes Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Luka Romero (Lazio), Valentín and Franco Carboni (Inter Milan), Matías Soulé (Juventus), Tiago Geralnik (Villarreal) and Nicolás Paz (Real Madrid). was concentrated on Thursday at the AFA site. And a day later he traveled to Toulon, where the Argentine national team became champion in 1975 under the technical direction of César Luis Menotti and in 1998 with José Pekerman.
The battle program
Sunday May 29:
9.00 Argentina – Saudi Arabia In Aubagne, Stade de Lattre.
Wednesday June 1:
9.00 Argentina – Panama. At Vitrolles, Stade Jules Ladoumegue.
Saturday June 4:
12.30: Argentina – France. In Aubagne, Stade de Lattre.
Semifinals: Thursday June 9.
Final and third place: Sunday June 12.
Source: Clarin
