2024-07-30 03:01:00
From 12 noon this Tuesday, The Argentine Olympic team will go for the qualification to the quarterfinals of the football competition When he faces Lyon again Ukraine with broadcasting by Public Television and TyC Sports. The objective is perfectly possible; after their 3-1 victory over Iraq and Morocco’s 2-1 defeat against the Ukrainians, which left the entire group B tied on three points, Javier Mascherano’s team depends on itself to advance to the next phase. With a draw, they will go through regardless of the result of the game that will take place at the same time in Nice, Morocco and Iraq.
Argentina has a slight advantage thanks to the positive goal difference (1) that it has over Morocco (0) and Ukraine (0) and Iraq (-1) so a draw would help him advance, Although if Morocco were to defeat Iraq, it would place second. If Argentina wins the group, it will face the second-placed team in Group A at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Friday 2nd. a position that is currently shared by the United States and New Zealand. If they finish second, they will play an early final against France in Bordeaux on the same day.
Although the victory over the Iraqis left him satisfied because the team was able to put the defeat and the scandalous procedure against Morocco behind him, Mascherano thinks to get his hands dirty and do three changes, one of them forced. Lucas Beltrán, who had to leave due to severe lower back pain, will be replaced by Luciano GondouThe Argentinos Juniors striker scored the second goal against the Middle Easterners with a header andHe will share the attacking front with Julián Álvarez, along with Thiago Almada and Giuliano Simeonewho will be a starter starting in the right midfield position instead of Santiago Hezze, so that Ezequiel Fernandez be the only central midfielder.
The last change will be on the right side: Joaquín García will leave and Gonzalo Luján will enter, so the starting lineup will be with Rulli; Luján, Di Césare, Otamendi and Soler; Simeone, Ezequiel Fernández, Medina and Almada; Julián Álvarez y Gondou.
Ukraine opened the match losing 2-1 to Iraq, but then beat Morocco by the same score with a goal from Ihor Krasnopir in the eighth minute of added time. Coach Ruslan Rotan did not anticipate the possible formation but would also make some adjustments taking into account that, like Argentina, they will be playing their third match in six days with very high temperatures and extra lengths.