Paraguay and Venezuela tie at the start of the final hexagonal of the South American U-20

Paraguay and Venezuela tied 1-1 this Tuesday in Bogotá in the first match of the final hexagonal of South American Sub-20qualifier for the World Cup in Indonesia-2023.

the defender Gilberto Torres opened the scoring for the Guarani header (50 minutes), after a corner kick and several rebounds in the area.

The mini-Tri is “committed” and maintains “the illusion of the two-time championship” in the South American U-20

But the Red winewho dominated the first half at the Metropolitano de Techo stadium in Bogotá, reached the equality at minute 77 thanks to Brayan Alcocer, who was brought down inside the area and converted the penalty. Alcocer reached his third goal of the tournament, all from 12 steps.

Paraguay, which qualified for the finals ahead of favorites Argentina, could regret having given up points to a team that was weaker on paper.

Venezuela, after starting the tournament with two losses against Bolivia and Uruguay, comes from less to more.

On the second shift on Tuesday, the favorite Brazil was measured against Ecuador at 17:30. And later, Uruguay -the highest scoring team in the tournament- faced the hosts Colombia in the most attractive game of the day at 20:00.

The teams also compete for three tickets to the Pan American Games in Santiago, which will be held in October and November. (D)