02/11/2024 at 08:00 CET
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games begin or end this Sunday for two of the teams that are always candidates for gold. Brazil-Argentina (at 9:30 p.m. CET), in Caracas, which closes the South American qualifying phase, will define which of the two regional powers will obtain the sealed ticket for the French capital and which will return to their country with a deep disappointment historical.
Who has it better is the Seleçaowho comes to this last day second in the final quadrangle with three points (they lost against Paraguay by 0-1 and beat Venezuela by 1-2).
Calculator in hand, with a tie you may have enough to qualify, although it is true that there is a remote possibility of being left out even by scoring one point. To do this, a triple tie with Paraguay and Venezuela must occur (with Vinotinto beating Albirroja by one goal difference from 3-2).
Instead, The Albiceleste, led by former Blaugrana Javier Mascherano, will only qualify if they win the superclásico, which, without a doubt, will greatly influence your approach. Argentina will come out determined to win, something it has not yet achieved in this second phase of the pre-Olympic tournament.
Their two previous games have ended up being decided in added time. Against Venezuela, the Argentines had the match in their bag but suffered a penalty against them in the 99th minute. On the other hand, against Paraguay, luck was in their favor. They were mathematically eliminated but Fede Redondo He made it 3-3 in the 97th minute, equaling another goal from the Guaraníes also in stoppage time.
The goal from Fernando Redondo’s son, who has an offer to go to Leo Messi’s Inter Miami, is an emotional click for Mascherano’s team, which will jump onto the pitch to take on the world.
Brazil does not play anything, something that is not surprising seeing how the vast majority of those summoned by Ramon Menezes They have fallen out because their clubs (European and even Brazilian) have not given them permission to participate in an under-23 competition that is not on the FIFA calendar.
And the Seleçao is betting everything on the quality of Endrick, who despite being only 17 years old, is the one the team has put on its back.. He has two goals and two assists. When Madrid’s future forward does well, Brazil does well. And when he fails, as happened in the game against Paraguay in which he missed a maximum penalty, his team does not find tactical solutions.
John Kennedywho scored the goal that gave Fluminense the last Copa Libertadores, is not managing to perform at the same level as Endrick, his attacking duo partner. It is one of the disappointments of the competition, because there were a lot of hopes placed in it.
Paraguay – Venezuela, the other ‘final’ of the tournament
The last day of the Pre-Olympic is not played in a unified schedule, so Paraguay-Venezuela will be played (at 00:30 CET) after the superclassic. The Guarani are leaders of the group with four points, with a tie they will be in Paris 2024. They are the pleasant surprise of the tournament.
The hosts, on the other hand, absolutely need to win to qualify. And depending on the result of Brazil-Argentina, they must do so by scoring more than three goals.
2024-02-11 07:00:21
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