Argentina added another title in Futsal: it was consecrated in the Conmebol Evolution League before the Buenos Aires Grand Final

Argentina continues to accumulate titles within Futsal. The men’s team was consecrated in the South Zone of the Evolution League, Conmebol development tournament, which has the particularity of add in the same table the points accumulated by the Sub 20 and by the Major. In Asunción he beat Paraguay in both categories on the last date to raise the trophy, just before the Grand Final which in ten days will face the Guarani, Spain and Portugal in Buenos Aires.

The Albiceleste has accumulated 21 points, because the Sub 20 have won all their games and the Major has lost only one. Their rivals were Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay (the only one who could beat in Absolute) and host Paraguay, who defeated this Sunday at the Olympic Center 2-1 and 5-1 respectively.

The Sub 20 officially debuted as a coach of Damiano Stazzonewho retired from the national team a few months ago, after being champion and runner-up of the FIFA World Cup in 2016 and 2021. The mayor – made up of players from the local AFA League – was led by matias lucuixthe one in charge of giving continuity to the Golden Generation of this sport from the world title six years ago.

This title of winner of the South Zone has come to join the South American Qualifiers 2020 (he won for the first time officially as a guest in Brazil) and the Copa América held in January / February of this 2022, which ratifies the project of the national teams of the AFA, chaired by Claudio Chiqui Tapia.

It also served for trust, because in just ten days (from 15 September) Buenos Aires will receive the Grand Final, the tournament that Conmebol and UEFA have created to face the best of each continent. After the football match (won at Wembley by Lionel Scaloni’s national team) and the U20 match (Benfica beat Peñarol in Uruguay), it’s time for Futsal.

And there will be Argentina, reigning champion of America, Paraguay – second place -, Portugal – winner of the 2021 World Cup and Euro 2022 – and Spain – third place, which replaced Russia, suspended for the invasion of Ukraine -.

That Final Four will be played at the Mary Terán de Weiss stadium in Parque Roca, in the semifinals and final, with the promise of a spectacular setting, similar to the one achieved last November, in recognition of the men’s and women’s teams that organized the AFA , with friendlies against Chile.

The female Sub 20 is a key game

Parallel to this tournament, but in the Brazilian city of Gramado, the woman under 20 years old the South American of the category disputes for the second time. Those led by Nicola Noriega at their debut they beat Peru (8-0) and on Sunday they fell in an extremely balanced match against Colombia (1-0), for group B.

This Tuesday, starting at 17:00 and with television on DeporTV, the Albiceleste will play a key match against Paraguay, which has six points just like coffee pots. On Wednesday (11:00) they will close the group stage against Boliviawith the aim of moving on to the semifinals.

In the last edition and in his only participation in this competition he obtained a Fifth place.