The argentine national team Under 23 what commands Javier Mascherano will have one of his last measures before starting his path in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with the idea of achieving the third gold medal in men’s soccer in its history. From 3pmthe Albiceleste will play a friendly match with his pair Paraguay in it Tomás Adolfo Ducó Stadium from Parque Patricios, home of Huracán. The referee will be Sebastián Zunino and he will televise Telefé.
While waiting to know the final decision of the clubs for some of the figures who could travel to Paris such as Julian Alvarez, Nicolas Otamendi, Alejandro Garnacho, Enzo Fernandez either Emiliano Draw Martinezhe little boss will have a demanding test with Thiago Almada as the main face of the squad, but with notable surnames like the goalkeeper Leandro Brey, Kevin Zenon, Christian Medina, Alan Varela, Pablo Solari, Lucas Beltranhe little devil Echeverri or the surprise of the list, Giuliano SimeoneCholo’s 21-year-old son who plays as a forward for Alavés in Spain after previously playing for Atlético Madrid and Zaragoza.
It must be taken into account that days ago the DT had to dispense with the Equi Fernandez due to an injury, at the same time as the midfielder of the Xeneize He is one of the many doubts on the list for Paris 2024 mainly because he could be sold abroad in the coming weeks and that would block his transfer to the competition taking into account that clubs are not obliged to lend their players.
This training window for the Sub 23 will end next Monday with the friendly again against Paraguay from 3:00 p.m., but this time in the City of Lanus with the arbitration of Nazareno Arasa. Although it is not ruled out that other friendly matches will be organized, what the club does know Albiceleste that before the debut in the Olympic tournament they will face the local team in France FC Rouen 1899 (July 15) and Guinea national team (July 19) in preparation.
It must be remembered that Mascherano’s team, which will travel to Europe on July 10, defeated Ecuador late last year and then spread celebrations before Mexico with a victory and a defeat as a visitor in a team that at that time had in its ranks the talented Nico Paz (Real Madrid) and Matías Soulé (Frosinone).
The national team will begin its journey on Wednesday, July 24 against Morocco in it Stade Geoffroy-Guichard from the city of Saint-Étienne from 10 in the morning (Argentine time). Three days later, the Saturday 27will play the second day against Iraq in it Stade de Lyon (10 in the morning) and will close its activity in the area against Ukraine on Tuesday the 30th of that month again in Lyon (starting at 12 noon).
The first two in each group will qualify for the quarterfinals: Argentina, if they advance, will go against a team from Group A (France, USA, Guinea and New Zealand). If he is the leader, he will play against the second in that zone in the Princes Park on Friday, August 2 from 10 in the morning. If you pass at the second location, you will come across the pointer that same day but from 4 p.m. on the Stade de Bordeaux.
The schedule indicates that on Monday, August 5, the two semifinals will be held, while the medal matches will take place on Thursday, August 8 (third place) and Friday, August 9 (the final in the Princes Park).
Stadium: Tomás Adolfo Ducó (Hurricane)
Referee: Sebastian Zunino
Hour: 15.00
Television: Telefé
MASCHERANO’S LIST
Archers: Leandro Brey (Boca Juniors) / Fabricio Iacovich (La Plata Students)
Defenders: Marco Di Cesare (Racing Club) / Bruno Amione (Santo Laguna, Mexico) / Lucas Esquivel (Athletico Paranaense, Brazil) / Gonzalo Luján (San Lorenzo) / Kevin Lomónaco (Tigre) / Joaquín García (Vélez Sarsfield) / Damián Fernández ( Velez Sarsfield)
Midfielders: Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors) / Cristian Medina (Boca Juniors) / Juan Nardoni (Racing Club), Alan Varela (Porto of Portugal) / Santiago Hezze (Olympiacos of Greece) / Thiago Almada (Atlanta United of the United States) / Thiago Fernández (Vélez Sarsfield)
Forwards: Pablo Solari (River Plate) / Claudio Echeverri (River Plate) / Luciano Gondou (Argentinos Juniors) / Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina of Italy) / Santiago Castro (Bologna of Italy) / Giuliano Simeone (Deportivo Alavés of Spain)
