Brazil defeats Paraguay on the comeback and guarantees leadership in the U-20 South American

The Brazilian under-20 team beat Paraguay 2-1 this Friday, for the South American tournament. Stênio and Ronald scored for Brazil, while Kevin Pereira scored for the Paraguayans, at the Monumental Stadium, in Cali.

The result guaranteed the first position in Group A for the Brazilian team, which leads with 10 points and is classified for the final Hexagonal, where four places will be disputed for the under-20 World Cup.

First time

Despite the victory, Brazil started the match badly. Even with the reserve team, the Selection repeated the problems of the draw against Colombia in the last game. Many passes between defenders and defensive midfielders, without progression to the attacking field.

In the 21st minute, Kevin Pereira received the ball, dominated in speed and invaded the area. The Paraguayan striker kicked cross and the deflection in the defender took the chances of defense of the goalkeeper Kaique. Paraguay’s attacking right side was the most active, exploring the back of Brazilian left-back Kaiki Bruno.

However, the Brazilian team was dangerous in set pieces. calf of palm trees, Luis Guilherme took a dangerous free kick in the 9th minute and forced the Paraguayan goalkeeper to make a great save. In the 28th minute, also with a free kick, defender Jean headed the post.

In the next play, Brazil arrived with speed through the center of the field, Renan Viana fought for the ball in the area and it was left to Stênio, who sent it to the back of the net.

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📷: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF pic.twitter.com/qyNkhGcjaf

— CBF Football (@CBF_Futebol) January 28, 2023

Second time

On the way back from the break, the Brazilian team improved its performance. In the 9th minute of the second half, Pedrinho took a corner kick and midfielder Ronald climbed higher than the Paraguayan defenders to head the goal.

After the comeback, coach Ramon Menezes put starters on the field like Marlon Gomes and Vitor Roque. In the 36th minute, the forward Athletico-PR almost widened the scoreboard. Vitor Roque invaded the area, shot hard, but goalkeeper Talavera made a good save.

In the final minutes, Paraguay tried to apply pressure for the tie, with balls launched in the area, but they did not work. Brazil held on to the result and secured victory in the last round of the U-20 South American group stage.

We remain undefeated! 🤩💛

With goals from Stenio and Ronald, the Brazilian team beat Paraguay 2-1.

The leadership of Group A and the classification for the hexagonal final of the South American Sub-20 are guaranteed!

We continue together in search of that title! 💛🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/0y8Xa98BOY

— CBF Football (@CBF_Futebol) January 28, 2023

Upcoming appointments for the under-20 team

With the leadership guaranteed in Group A, Brazil advances to the final Hexagonal of the South American under-20 tournament. In the next phase, the Brazilian team will face the third place in Group B, this Tuesday. The opponent will be defined after the final round of group B, this Saturday.

Argentina disqualified

For Group A, Argentina lost this Friday to Colombia, by 1 to 0, and was left out of the classification zone for the next phase. Javier Mascherano’s team finished fourth, with just three points added.

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⚽ @Argentina 🇦🇷 0 🆚 #Colombia 🇨🇴 1 (Juan Fuentes)

👉 End of the game. With this result, the National Team was eliminated from the contest. pic.twitter.com/SpAZrAnikY

— 🇦🇷 Argentina National Team ⭐⭐⭐ (@Argentina) January 28, 2023