2024-02-12 17:45:57
Both teams have one match left. Brazil was in a relatively easy situation. However, Argentina’s coach Javier Mascherano said they want to beat Brazil to book a ticket to the Paris Olympics. The disciples proved the Guru’s words in the field fight. And with that, Argentina went to the main stage after defeating Brazil 1-0 in the final stage of the Paris Olympics.
Brazil had to draw in this match. But they could not penetrate the defense of Argentina. In the 78th minute of the second half of the opposite match, Luciano Gundo shook Brazil’s net. And this goal broke the heart of Brazil. The gold winners of the 2016 and 2020 Olympics did not go to the Olympics despite being in a favorable position.
Although Argentina was under pressure in the match, their power was more. Argentina had 61 percent possession and had 14 shots, 3 of which were on target. On the other hand, Brazil took 9 shots and put 3 shots on target. But the team failed to get the required goal.
From the beginning of the match, Argentina started playing with power. Mascherano’s team got a chance in the fifteenth minute. Captain Thiago Almada took a great free-kick. However, Argentina has to be disappointed when they come back to the goal. Brazil took the first shot in the eighteenth minute of the match. But that shot was not on target. The first half ended in a goalless draw.
In the second half, both teams started to play desperately for goals. Brazil gets two good chances. They had two consecutive good chances in the 60th and 62nd minutes of the match. First, Gabriel Peck was frustrated by Argentinian goalkeeper Bray. A great save kept the team’s Olympic dreams safe. A couple of minutes later he also disappointed John Kennedy.
Goal scorer Gundo is very excited after such a victory. Stating that the victory was theirs, this young man said, ‘The truth is, we deserve this victory. We haven’t lost a match. It’s great to be able to qualify.’
With this victory, Argentina got the ticket to Paris with 5 points in three matches. They are joined by top-of-the-table Paraguay. They beat Venezuela 2-0 and went to the main stage as the top team with 7 points.