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The U20 futsal team trains with the South American in its sights. And in these days there were news, since recently the fixture of the tournament to be played in Venezuela, from September 9 to 17, was drawn. Argentina was drawn in Group A alongside Colombia, Uruguay, Ecuador and host Venezuela. Group B, meanwhile, was constituted by the teams of Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia and Chile.
"The tournament will be played in 2 phases: preliminary phase (group stage) and final phase (disputes of the 9th, 7th and 5th places, semifinal, dispute of the 3rd place and final). All phases will be played in a single round of matches. The preliminary phase is disputed by the 10 teams, distributed in 2 groups of 5 teams each. The teams that occupy the first two positions in each group will qualify for the semifinal. The other teams in each group will compete for positions from 5th to 9th place (third place is in place in third place, in fourth place and in place in fifth place is in place in 5th place)," Argentine Football Association press reported.
The tournament will be played at the José María Vargas Dome, in the City of La Guaira, Venezuela, and Argentina will have the following program: On Sunday, September 10, it will debut against Uruguay, at 16 p.m. The next day, the opponent will be Colombia and the match will be played at 18. Tuesday 12 will be the rest day, while Wednesday 13 Argentina will play against Ecuador, at 18. The group stage will end on Thursday 14 with the duel against Venezuela, at 18. The final phase will begin on Saturday 16, while on Sunday 17 the final will be played.
The National Team is already training at the Ezeiza venue, under the orders of Damián Stazzone and, before the South American, will go to Bolivia for the dispute of the Evolution League. After that, the coach will confirm the list of players who will travel to Venezuela.
Last week, for example, the U20 had a few days of pure intensity in the Futsal Coliseum of the Ezeiza property. On Monday he started the microcycle together with the Senior Team. And on Wednesday they focused on the third day of action, in compliance with the final stage of preparation for the Evolution League organized by Conmebol, where Argentina will compete with both the youth and senior squad. From August 9 to 13, the Albiceleste will play the South Zone, facing Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia, in that order.
"Wednesday was a day that began spoiled by humidity, which did not allow the development of the formal rehearsal between both categories, directed by Matías Lucuix and Damián Stazzone. However, the players made pre-competitive movements with PF Esteban Pizzi and later, yes, there was time to practice pre-established plays in a completely tactical block, already on the court, as a result of the superficial improvement of the parquet, "they commented from AFA.