The Argentine U-23 team defeated Peru and continues dreaming

After the draw against Paraguay on the last day, the under 23 team achieved its first victory of the competition, in the Misael Delgado Sports Stadium. The authors of the goals were Thiago Almadacriminal, and Luciano Gondouwho already has two goals.

The match was generally favorable for Argentina, showing more than their rival and reaching the goal more times. He had the chance to open the scoring in the first half, when Santiago Castrothe Vélez youth player who will go to Bologna, scored after a corner, but was quickly disallowed for a non-existent offside.

In the second half, the Argentine team was able to capitalize on their arrivals and scored, first with a penalty goal by Thiago Almada, at 53 minutes; and then with a great goal by Luciano Gondou at 87 minutes, to definitively close the game.

Team formations

Peru: Diego Romero; Marco Huaman, Erick Noriega, Rafael Lutiger, Anderson Villacorta, Emilio Saba; Álvaro Rojas, Alessandro Burlamaqui; Diether Vásquez, Guillermo Larios and Juan Pablo Goicochea. DT: Jose Del Solar.

Argentina: Leandro Brey; Joaquín García, Marco Di Césare, Nicolás Valentini, Valentín Barco; Cristian Medina, Juan Sforza, Equi Fernández; Pablo Solari, Santiago Castro, Thiago Almada. DT: Javier Mascherano.

How the Argentine National Team continues in the Pre-Olympic

Thanks to the victory against Peru, The Argentine National Team was the leader of group B with four points, like Paraguay, but with a greater goal difference. They are followed by Peru with three and complete Uruguay along with Chile, which has not yet added units.

The next date the National Team will have a rest, since they will be free. Then, they have the matches against Chile (01/30) and Uruguay (2/2) left to continue with the dream of qualifying for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024.