After the overwhelming victory in the Palace Tomás Adolfo Ducó of Hurricanethe Sub 23 National Team of Javier Mascherano appeared again in a new friendly to continue with his preparation for the Paris Olympic Games. After Saturday’s notable victory by 4 to 0 in view of Paraguay, the Albiceleste He once again measured his strength against the Guaraní team in the stadium City of Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérezwithout the presence of the public.
With an alternative eleven, the little boss He bet on his offensive with Thiago Almada and Luciano Gondou as more solid arguments to hurt the goal defended by Rodrigo Frutos. However, the one who opened the scoring was Giulano Simeonewho headlong celebrated the 1 to 0 after a great collective combination. The son of Cholowho works in the Deportivo Alavés of Spain He was in charge of guiding the victory in a match that was characterized by the strong leg.
At the resumption of the clash, the smallest of the Simeone marked again to seal the 2 to 0 with a violent shot from the edge of the large area that hit near the crossbar. Another great achievement for the forward who seemed to guarantee a place for the event in the French capital.
It must be taken into account that days ago the former Barcelona midfielder had to do without so much Juan Nardoni as of Equi Fernandez due to an injury, at the same time as the midfielder of the Xeneize It 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 have no obligation to lend their players.
Although it is not ruled out that other friendly matches will be organized, what is known is that the Albiceleste that before the debut in the Olympic tournament he will face in France to the local team FC Rouen 1899 (July 15) and Guinea national team (July 19) in preparation.
It must be remembered that the team Mascheranowho will travel to Europe he July 10th, 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: City of Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez
Referee: Nazarene Arasa
Assistant 1: Sebastian Ranieri
Assistant 2: Gisela Trucco
Fourth referee: Jonathan Barrios
TV: TyC Sports and Public TV
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