This meeting is of vital importance for those led by Diego Placentewho want to end the drought of 14 years without getting into the top eight of a U-20 World Cup.
The last time this happened was in the edition of 2011, which was disputed in Colombia. On that occasion, those led by Walter Perazzo They surpassed the group stage in first position, as a result of the 1-0 triumphs over Mexico and 3-0 against North Korea, while in their remaining presentation they drew goalless with England.
In the eighths in the end they won by 2-1 about Egypt, in a match in which Erik Lamela scored the two albiceleste goals from a penalty, while a young Mohamed Salah He also discounted from the 12 steps.
The Argentine enthusiasm reached the quarterfinals, since in that instance they were eliminated on penalties by Portugal after tying 0-0 in regulation time.
The round of 16 is presented as a real challenge, since after that 2011 edition, the Argentine National Team played said phase in 2019 and 2023, falling in front Mali (5-4 on penalties) and Nigeria (2-0), respectively.
In the round of 16 the Argentine National Team will not have an easy time, although they had a very good group stage that excites everyone to fight in this Under 20 World Cup.
Match details:
What time does Argentina vs Nigeria play?
Time: 16:30.
Where to watch Argentina vs Nigeria
TV: DSports and Telefe
Formations
Argentina: Santino Barbi; Dylan Gorosito, Santiago Fernández or Valente Pierani, Tobías Ramírez, Julio Soler; Milton Delgado, Valentino Acuña, Maher Carrizo; Álvaro Montoro and Alejo Sarco. DT: Diego Placente.
Nigeria: Ebenezer Harcourt; Odinara Okoro, Haruna Aliyu, Daniel Dayemi, Amos Ochoche; Israel Ayuma, Daniel Daga; Saeed Suleiman, Nasiru Salihu, Mahir Maigana; Kparobo Arierhi. DT: Aliyu Zubairu.
Stadium: Julio Martínez Prádanos
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
Source: Ambito
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