Argentina U-23 vs Paraguay U-23 – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 08/02/2024

Argentina under-23 and Paraguay under-23 face off in the city of Caracas, Venezuela, in a game valid for the second round of the final Quadrangular of the Pre-Olympic tournament. The clash will be played on the afternoon of this Thursday, February 8, 2024, starting at 5 pm.

Argentina U-23

The Argentina under-23 team has a good competitive level, but comes under a lot of pressure for this round, taking into account the fact that they failed to win in the opening round, which increases their responsibility to triumph against the Paraguayans.

Rated with a certain favoritism, the Argentine team debuted at this stage of the tournament against Venezuela under-23, the host team, and, at the time, the 2-2 draw in a very busy match ended up frustrating their fans who were hoping for a better outcome.

Before that, the Argentine team had already drawn another match full of goals against Uruguay under-23, still in the first phase of the competition, with a score of 3-3.

In the last 5 times that they entered the field officially during the season, the Argentina under-23 team recorded a recent performance with 2 wins, 3 draws and no defeats. During this period, they showed strength by beating Chile under-23 and Peru under-23, as well as drawing with Paraguay under-23, Uruguay under-23 and also with Venezuela under-23.

Currently the team is in second place on the Quadrangular leaderboard, with only 1 point achieved so far, being two points behind the leader.

Paraguay U-23

On the other side is the Paraguay under-23 team, which in turn, seeks to surprise in this round just as it also surprised positively in the previous duel, with a chance of even guaranteeing early qualification for the Olympic games.

This is because the Paraguayan team already showed quality in the previous phase by holding a draw against Argentina under-23 and in the opening round of the Quadrangular they also presented a good competitive level.

On that occasion, the Paraguayans faced Brazil under-23s and came out on top by winning by a slim score of 1-0, pocketing three precious points to greatly increase their chances of qualifying.

After all, the Paraguayan team currently occupies first place on the Quadrangular leaderboard, with 3 points achieved so far, having two points ahead of the other competitors.

In the last 5 games officially played by the Paraguayan under-23 team, 3 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat were recorded. During this period the team beat Peru under-23, Uruguay under-23 and also Brazil under-23, in addition to drawing with Argentina under-23 and losing to Chile under-23.

Conclusion:

However, Argentina under-23s have better technical quality in their squad and even with the stumble in their debut, against the hosts, they still have full conditions to qualify for the Olympics, but for that they cannot accumulate another stumble.