Argentina debuts with narrow victory in U-20 World Cup

The Argentina under-20 team made its debut with a victory in the World Cup of the category that takes place in the territory of Albiceleste. The gaucho team defeated Uzbekistan 2-1, after starting to lose and coming back with goals from Alejo Véliz and Valentín Carboni.

Attractive match in the first minutes, back and forth, with side and side options. Uzbekistan led the locals from the opening whistle and it was that pressure that led them to take the lead on the scoreboard with a goal from Makhamadjonov.

The defense of the Albiceleste fell asleep, who believed that Makhamadjonov was out of place, they all stopped and let the defender define at will with a powerful shot that went into the post guarded by goalkeeper Gomes Gerth.

Those led by Javier Mascherano reacted immediately with the equalizer, the work of Véliz. The striker received a millimeter cross and headed a header that goalkeeper Boymurodov managed to hit, but could not completely contain (1-1).

Argentina wasn’t done celebrating the tie, as Uzbekistan had an instant chance to take the lead again on the scoreboard. Penalty kick in favour, which was reversed by VAR a few minutes later in a complicated but fair decision, as the Argentina defender got to the ball first before making contact with his rival in the penalty area.

La Albiceleste gained confidence with this new chance that life gave them and quickly made it 2-1 through a powerful shot from Carboni.

The game remained level for the rest of the minutes and Argentina celebrated a valuable win.

Source: El heraldo

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