2024-02-10 01:41:34
Argentina lost points again in the finals of the Olympic qualifiers of the South American region. Draw 3-3 with Paraguay on Thursday night. They drew 2-2 with Venezuela in the previous match.
Meanwhile, after losing to Paraguay in the first match, Brazil beat Venezuela 2-1 in the second match. In this victory, they have collected 3 points from 2 matches and have taken the second place in the points table of the final stage. Paraguay is at the top with 4 points from two matches. On the other hand, Argentina is in third place with 2 points from 2 matches. Hosts Venezuela are at the bottom with 1 point.
The top two teams from the finals will qualify for the 2026 Paris Olympics. In that case, Argentina is in danger of being dropped. Because, on Sunday (February 11) they have to play their last match against Brazil. If Brazil draws this match, they will get a ticket to the Olympics. On the other hand, Argentina must win.
Against Venezuela, Brazil did not score in the first half. They took the lead with Mauricio’s goal in the 57th minute of the second half. But could not stay ahead for long. In the 67th minute, Jovani Bolivar of Venezuela equalized. However, at the end of the match (88th minute), Brazil’s Guilherme Biro scored to secure a 2-1 win. He took the team one step closer to the Olympics.
Meanwhile, Argentina went ahead in the third minute of the match against Paraguay. At this time, Pablo Solari scored a goal. However, Paraguay equalized before going into the break. Diego Gomez equalized in the 42nd minute.
After the break, Paraguay took the lead in the 70th minute with the goal of Alan Herminio Nunez Duarte. Argentina got a penalty in the 84th minute. Thiago Almada scored to equalize again. In the 90th minute, Enso Gonzales scored a goal for Paraguay. However, in added time (90 + 7 m.), Federico Redondo’s goal equalized and the Junior Albicelesta left the field to share the points.
Paraguay will play against Venezuela in the last match.