Argentina U-23 and Uruguay U-23 face each other on the night of this Friday, February 2, 2024, starting at 8 pm, in a game valid for the 5th round of the first phase of the South American Pre-Olympic tournament. It will be played in the city of Caracas, Venezuela.
Argentina
The Argentine team always comes in as one of the favorites both among professionals and in the youth categories and its under-23 team has high-quality names that are making a difference in favor of the Argentines.
In the last round, for example, Argentina under-23 faced Chile under-23 and came out on top by winning by an overwhelming score of 5-0 without giving the Chileans any chance of reacting, being completely dominant in the match.
With this, the Argentine team achieved their second consecutive victory in the tournament, taking into account that they had also defeated Peru under-23s a round earlier, by a score of 2-0, in another dominant performance from start to finish.
In their 5 official matches for the Argentina under-23 team, they recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and no defeats. During this period the team recorded triumphs against Peru under-23, Chile under-23 and also Ecuador under-23 twice, in addition to drawing with Paraguay under-23.
Currently, the team is in first place on the Group B leaderboard of the Pre-Olympic tournament, with 7 points achieved so far and, as a result, enters the field with a place already assured for the next phase of the competition.
Uruguay
On the other side is the Uruguay under-23 team, which in turn, arrives for this round just to fulfill the table in the competition, considering that even if they achieve an unlikely victory they no longer have a chance of advancing to the next stage.
This is because the Uruguayan team won a single match throughout their campaign at this stage and it was precisely in the most recent duel, when they faced Peru under-23 and managed to get the better of them by winning 3-0 in an overwhelming way.
However, the team had already lost to Chile under-23 and Paraguay under-23, making them pay dearly for these stumbles.
At the moment, the Uruguayan team is in third place on the tournament’s Group B leaderboard, with 3 points achieved so far, four points away from the G-2 of the competition.
In their 5 most recent clashes there were 2 wins, no draws and 3 defeats. During this period they beat Peru under-23 and Paraguay under-23, in addition to losing to Chile under-23, Paraguay under-23 and also to Banfield.
Conclusion:
Judging by previous performances, the Argentine team arrives in better conditions to win in this final round that serves as preparation for the team for the next phase, while the Uruguayans no longer have any apparent motivation.