The team from Placente drew 1-1 with Mauritania in agony, after a sanction questioned by the rivals. The Civil Guard ended up inside the field of play.
With the wounds of the scandalous debut with defeat against Morocco in the tournament of soccer of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games still open, the Under 20 Selection He was the protagonist of a controversy in SpainIt happened during the L’Alcudia tournament in Valencia, where they tied 1-1 at the end with Mauritania and approached the semi-finals.
The team that leads Diego Placente The team was losing 1-0 to the African team when the referee awarded a controversial penalty in the third minute of added time. After an attack from the right, Sosa tried to send a cross, but he collided with one of the rival defenders and the referee awarded a penalty, to the surprise, first, and the distempered reaction later. Mauritania.
Maher Carrizo scored the final 1-1 from the eleven meters, but while the Under 20 Selection While celebrating, the African players attacked the referee, who had to leave the field under guard. The Civil Guard even entered the field to defend him.
Weak game for the U20 team
Beyond the draw that was as agonizing as it was controversial, the presentation of the selected team Diego Placente was weak: he played the entire second half with one less player, after the expulsion of Juan Manuel Villalba at 44 minutes into the opening period. Mauritania opened the scoring at 8 minutes of the second half through Bilal MaoulouHowever, two minutes later, the Africans were also reduced to ten men after Saidou Sy was shown a red card.
In this way, the Under 20 Selection remains undefeated and is leader with seven points (previously they beat ADH Brasil and Levante 1-0) in Group B. They will complete the first phase and will play for qualification to the semi-finals of the L’Alcudia tournament this Saturday, when they face Valenciafrom 6pm (Argentine time).
Source: Ambito
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