Argentina beat Chile 5-0 in the Pre-Olympic Tournament and qualified for the final home run that will define the two tickets in dispute for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. In that instance, Brazil is already waiting, which won the three games it played in its group, and now also Paraguay, which benefited from the Albiceleste’s result.
The great figure of the team led by Javier Mascherano was Thiago Almada, from Atlanta United of the MLS and part of the team that won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The U-23 number 10 opened the scoring, scored the second penalty and also provided an assist for what was Santiago Castro’s goal, the third of the night.
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The result at the Misael Delgado stadium, in the Venezuelan city of Valencia, was rounded off with goals from Aaron Quirós and Luciano Gondou, Argentinos Juniors forward who already has three goals in the competition with a peculiarity: he scored all of them coming from the bench.
⚽ @Argentina 🇦🇷 5 (Thiago Almada x2, Santiago Castro, Aarón Quiros y Luciano Gondou) 🆚 #Chile 🇨🇱 0
👉 ¡Final del partido!
¡#Argentina está entre los mejores cuatro! 🤜🤛
🔜 El elenco comandado por Javier Mascherano jugará el próximo viernes ante #Uruguay 🇺🇾 pic.twitter.com/MEC314kDmx
— 🇦🇷 Selección Argentina ⭐⭐⭐ (@Argentina) January 31, 2024
Paraguay classified, Uruguay out
The team that benefited the most from the result was Paraguay, free on this day, which with 7 points, the same as Argentina, also went to the final round. And the most affected was Uruguay, led by Marcelo Bielsa, who was prematurely eliminated despite having beaten Peru 3-0 in the first hour.
Brazil will play again on February 1 against Venezuela, the local team that will fight for the last place in the quadrangular. Only one victory is enough to overcome Ecuador, free on the last day.
The final phase that will distribute the two places that this tournament grants in the next Olympic Games, will be held from February 5 to 11, at the Brígido Iriarte stadium in Caracas.
