Ecuador and Brazil, in Group A, continue their steady march towards the final four of South America’s pre-Olympic tournament with victories over Bolivia 0-2 this Friday and Colombia 2-0, the teams eliminated from the Under-23 Championship which awards two direct spots at the Paris Olympics in 2024

Bolivia and Colombia without any glory

A green team with desire, but without depth and strength in attack, lost 0-2 against Ecuador this Friday, a result that sealed its fate and left it out of the competition for a place in the Olympic Games.

Sensational! John Mercado and Allen Obando gave Ecuador a 2-0 win over Bolivia and they are one step away from qualifying for the final home match of the U-23 Pre-Olympic Games

The same happened to Colombia, who lost 2-0 to Brazil, with goals from Endrick and John Kennedy, also bowing out of the final home leg. Both games were played at the Brígido Iriarte Stadium in Caracas.

Brazil beat Colombia to trail Ecuador in Group A of the South American U-23 Pre-Olympic Games

The Cavani national team has two more games left to play for honor, because there are still no points in the standings: Monday against Venezuela and Thursday against Bolivia.

Endrick already has two goals

On the third day of group A, the fifth day of activity at the pre-Olympic tournament, 4 goals were scored in two games, an average of 2 per game.

Endrick already has two goals in the scoring list, which is also led by Ecuadorian Yaimar Medina, Paraguayan Diego Gómez and Uruguayan Luciano Rodríguez.

On Monday, the fourth day of Group A

On Monday, January 29, the fourth day of Group A, the matches Brazil – Ecuador and Colombia – Venezuela will be played. Bolivia will be resting, without the possibility of advancing to the last quadrangle, which will begin on February 5.

The leader of this zone is Ecuador with 7 points, followed by Brazil with 6, Venezuela with 2, eliminated Bolivia with 1 and Colombia which has not yet added any points. (D)