2023-06-01 06:31:00
Nigeria managed to eliminate Argentina from the Sub 20 World Cup. The Africans presented themselves as the highest rival of those who measured the level and hierarchy of the squad trained by Javier Mascherano, and with very little they were lacerating for a team that committed a error chain that ended with the first goal of the Green Eagles. Then, with a second thrust for the final 2-0, the albiceleste dream of qualifying for the quarterfinals of the World Cup in which they were local was over.
In a goal kick what did the gatekeeper try Chijioke Kingsley Aniagboso the first Nigerian conquest was conceived. The shot from the area reached, without much force, just the semicircle of the midfield on the Argentine side. the ball bounced –first mistake– and when he took height Rilwanku Haliru Sarki jumped more than wing defender Valentin Barco. Without an owner the ball, when matthew tanlongo He presented himself as the one who would control it, the midfielder was left out of position in a small struggle, and with his back to the ball and also to the play. Missed by the gift, Samson Adeniran Lawal He made a pass that was a stab for the longing of the hosts: Ibrahim Muhammad was imposed with speed in the reaction to Agustin Giay and defined with a touch before the despair of the defender Valentin Gomez and one unconvincing start of goalkeeper Federico Gomes Gerth.
A blow that left the team badly injured and exposed the goalkeeper. In times when Franco Armani – winner of the World Cup in Qatar – is watched with suspicion for a handful of failures in River’s last three games (Platense and Vélez for the Professional League, Sporting Cristal for the Copa Libertadores), the ghosts surround the youthful Gomes Gerth, who was sparring of the largest world champion squad in 2022. “Without a doubt, it was one of the best experiences in my life. I was able to make the most of it, I learned a lot and incorporated a lot of knowledge”, recounted who plays for Tigre, upon rejoining the under 20 team that was preparing for the South American Cup in Colombia, held in January.
Nigeria’s first goal
The adventure in Colombia was an ordeal for Argentina and also left Gomes Gerth in the eye of the storm. A mistake in the premiere, with Paraguay, put him in his sights, and even more so because the Albirroja defeated the national team. Mascherano decided to change goalkeeper for the match with Colombia, which defined Argentina’s luck in the tournament, and Franco Herrera also made a mistake. The team was eliminated in the group stage and without one of the four places for the World Cup in Indonesia.
But soccer gave him a new opportunity, after FIFA took away the organization from the island country and Argentina took responsibility. For Gomes Gerth and the group it was a revenge, and before their public. But Uzbekistan’s goal in the opener hurt the goalkeeper, who had an unconvincing response against Makhmudjon Makhamadjonov. And the Águilas Verde finished exhibiting the weaknesses of a team that they did a lot of damage with little, both in the continental South American and in the World Cup. Thus, Gomes Gerth was left in a complex position: that of being responsible for a World Cup elimination.
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