The Brazilian U-23 team lost its undefeated record by losing 3-1 to Venezuela, which allowed the host team to enter the final phase of the Pre-Olympic that grants two tickets to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The main loser with this result It is Ecuador, which was free on the last date and ended up eliminated due to the victory of Vinotinto.
Venezuela was more effective at the Brígido Iriarte stadium in Caracas and found a two-goal advantage thanks to Telasco Segovia after half an hour of play. The midfielder and David Martínez were responsible for the victory that was mandatory to stay alive in the tournament.
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Rikelme scored an own goal in the 55th minute when trying to deflect a cross from Matías Lacava to make it 3-0. The Seleçao found the discount one minute from the end, authored by Alexsander, Fluminense midfielder.
¡El primero de una noche histórica! Telasco Segovia abrió el marcador para @SeleVinotinto en su gran victoria en el #CONMEBOLPreolímpico 🇻🇪 💣#CreeEnGrande pic.twitter.com/sVnrM9eHrZ
— CONMEBOL.com (@CONMEBOL) February 2, 2024
Brazil was already classified by obtaining a perfect score in the first three rounds, which allowed coach Ramon Menezes to change players and give rest to those who usually start. Key players like Endrick, John Kennedy and Andrey were not in the starting eleven.
In this same Group A, Bolivia beat Colombia 2-0, which left it in fourth place. The coffee growers finished their participation without being able to add units.
In Group B, meanwhile, those qualified for the final quadrangular are Argentina and Paraguay. Both teams will play their matches, against Uruguay and Chile, respectively, to define the final positions and finish putting together the schedule for the next phase of the competition.
