The Argentina Sub 23 Teamdirected by Javier Mascheranocontinues his preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where he will debut on July 24 facing Morocco. For this reason, this afternoon he faces in a friendly Paraguay, pre-Olympic champion, whom he already beat last Saturday 4-0. The match It is played on the Lanús court, with television by TyC Sports. The local team wins 1-0 with a header from Giuliano Simeone.
The national team was, to begin with, the one that proposed and was most ambitious in the South of Greater Buenos Aires. With the push of Santiago Hezze and Alan Varela in the midfield, Thiago Almada managed to feed Luciano Gondouwhich was, as always, the beacon of the attack and the most dangerous plays.
The most dangerous was at the feet of the only world champion that Mascherano has in his ranks. The former Vélez, who from the beginning tuned in very well with Giuliano Simeone, received at the door of the area after a cross behind the Argentinos Juniors forward and finished very wide.
The match, however, began to lose intensity due to the lack of clarity from Argentina, which could not find a way to pierce Paraguay, who stopped to wait in their field waiting to find a counter that would bring them closer to Brey. that in the first hour he had almost no activity – he was barely disturbed by a weak shot from Caballero.
Mascherano’s Sub 23 continued to dominate yeHe found the key to the goal 36 minutes into the first half after a nice deep ball that Almada slipped to Julio Soler, the left back, who reached the bottom and put the center in the head of Simeone. Cholo’s youngest son, who plays for Deportivo Alavés, defined a cross to leave Rodrigo Frutos without a chance. Great goal.
This Monday’s duel is the last friendly that the Sub 23 will play in the country, before flying to France. Once in the vicinity of Paris, with the list already defined including the three seniors, they will play two new friendlies. One will be against FC Rouen 1899, a club from the French seventh division, and another against the Guinea National Team, also qualified for the Olympic Games.
