Javier Mascherano resigned after the elimination of Argentina in the South American Sub 20: “The one who has failed is me”

Fuentes scored the goal in the South American sub 20

After the defeat against Colombia that consummated the elimination of Argentina from the South American Sub 20, Javier Mascherano spoke in the mixed zone and announced that he will not continue in charge of the team due to what was the premature departure of the albiceleste team that arrived at the tournament as one of the candidates, but he was barely able to add three points in his four presentations.

After the defeat against Brazil, what does the Argentine team need to advance to the South American Sub 20 round?

It was the second fall for Javier Mascherano’s team, which now does not depend on himself to continue in the race

“I don’t think it will continue, the best thing now is to be able to return to Argentina and be calm,” he declared an hour after the duel ended. “I am very grateful for the opportunity, because it is not easy for them to give it to you in the national team. I have failed ”, he finished, while announcing that although it remains to speak with the president of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, when he returns to the country, his decision is not to continue.

Mascherano assumed full responsibility for what was a failure for this team that came as a candidate and only won one of the four games: “There is not much to say. First of all, sorry for the boys, for not having been able to help them. The truth is that it is an incredible generation and it is clear that the one who has failed is me, in not being able to transmit to them the confidence and tranquility that they know, as they demonstrated to me throughout the process”. In addition, he added: “We never reached the level that we could reach, this team can play much better, clearly I am responsible for not having been able to convince them to play at the level that they can.”

Javier Mascherano’s Argentine team suffered a hard 3-1 loss against Brazil and got complicated in the South American Sub 20

The Albiceleste needed a victory to settle in Group A after the defeat in their debut with Paraguay, but the Verdeamarelha punished defensive errors and took all three points. Gino Infantino missed a penalty at a key moment in the duel

When he was insisted on whether he would coldly analyze this decision to step aside, it was clear: “There is not much to think about, thank everyone, the president for the opportunity, the clubs because they have always given us a hand and the players We have bothered them a lot throughout the year, and they have always made the players willing. Thank you”.

The Argentine team that featured young talents such as Nicolás Paz, Máximo Perrone, Ignacio Maestro Puch, Gino Infantino, Julián Fernández and Facundo Buonanotte lost three of their four games, only beating Peru 1-0, and could never find the level they Was expected. Beyond having paid dearly for individual errors, collectively there was little to stand out and there were no proper names that stood out above the rest.

Javier Mascherano’s Argentine team beat Peru 1-0 and is excited about qualifying in the South American Sub 20

Gino Infantino scored the only goal of the game at the Pascual Guerrero Stadium in Cali. This Friday will close the group stage against Colombia

The most unfortunate thing for this generation is that now they have no chance of playing in the 2023 World Cup in Indonesia and it will be the seventh time in history that this has happened for the Under 20s. They will not be in the Pan American Games in Chile either, so the next tournament will It will play in the summer of 2024, when it will play the qualifying Pre-Olympic for the Paris Games. La Albiceleste debuted with a 2-1 loss against Paraguay, suffered a tough 3-1 defeat against Brazil, recovered to beat Peru by a minimum and on the last date, when they needed to win to advance to the round, they were beaten 1-0 for Colombia, the local.

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