The Argentine Under 17 National Team led by Pablo Aimar beat his United States pair on Tuesday in a friendly played at the AFA venue in Ezeiza that had an extra attraction: the use of VAR who will make his debut in the highest category of Argentine soccer from the eighth date of the League Cup.
It was a 2-1 victory with goals from Santiago López (Independiente) and Riley Dalgado against -both after an overflow and center by Tiago Balbuena (Lanús)- during the match that was played in the morning, with television of The nine and that served as the first international test of the year for the team that also has ex-lateral Diego Placente as technical assistant.
It is Wednesday from 10:15the National Team will have its second test, against Uruguay, again in Ezeiza and with television channel IP.
The video arbitration system -which will always work from Ezeiza- was in charge of Héctor Paletta and Diego Verlotta, who spent the day without prominence assisting the main referee Mauro Vigliano, assisted by Juan Pablo Belatti and Mariana De Almeida.
The most dubious play It was the visitor’s goal, scored by Cruz Medina after a nice kick from Micah Burton 30 seconds into the game, but there was no offside position. After the meeting, and at the request of the US delegation, a penalty shootout between both casts.
To start with, Argentina went with Froilán Díaz (Union of Santa Fe); Lucas Ramos (Rosario Central), Valente Pierani (Students), Thiago Dowd (San Lorenzo), Agustín Sciaroni (San Lorenzo); Juan Giménez (Rosario), Ciro Armoa (Rosario), Kevin Gutiérrez (Rosario); Santiago López (Independent), Agustín Ruberto (River) and Tiago Balbuena (Lanús).
United States formed with Diego Kochen (Barcelona, from Spain); Oscar Verhoeven (San José Earthquakes), Tyler Hall (Inter Miami), Stuart Hawkins (Seattle Sounders), Riley Dalgado (Los Angeles Galaxy); Edwyn Mendoza (Earthquakes), Luis Moreno (Houston Dynamo), Cruz Medina (Earthquakes); Fidel Barajas (Earthquakes), Micah Burton (Austin FC) y Bajung Darboe (Philadelphia Union).