The "Batista Boys" also gilded with glory

August 11, 2019 – 00:35
The Argentine U23 football team beat Honduras in the final and shouted champion.

With the dedication of the Argentine U23 football team at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, the country achieved its 32nd gold medal and the third best Pan American participation of the Albiceleste delegation in the world. History of the Games, behind the two competitions have been developed in our country: Mar del Plata 1995 (40 gold medals) and Buenos Aires 1951 (68 gold medals).

The national football team went to the stadium of San Marcos University in Lima, beating Honduras 4-1, allowing Albiceleste to win the gold medal. Central American team that ended up being the revelation of men's football in the current competition.

After an early match that was supposed to be treatable, but that later would present complications, Argentina began to win with a conquest of Agustín Urzi at 7 minutes of the first half. But things would not be so easy for Fernando Batista's team, as at age 42, Douglas Martinez tied the game for Hondurans.

In addition, the Argentine team found the places refused in the first part and began to win their gold medal: at 13, Carlos Valenzuela, skilled player of Barracas Central, placed the partial of 2-1. The victory ended the sentence with goals from Lucas Necul, two minutes later, and Fausto Vera, at 19, scoring three goals in just six minutes.

Argentina, which won gold without leaving any doubt in football, initially formed with Facundo Cambeses; Marcelo Herrera, Leonel Mosevich, Joaquín Novillo and Facundo Medina; Vera, Santiago Colombatto, Nicolás González and Valenzuela; Urzi and Adolfo Gaich.