The Argentine U-23 team qualified for the finals of the football competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, after beating its host Colombian counterpart (2-1), in the second round of the final qualifiers for the South American continent.
Edwin Citry (66th penalty kick) scored Colombia, Agustin Urzi (49) and Niueyen Perez (52) for Argentina. Brazil also tied with its Uruguayan counterpart, with a goal to match. The final stage of the qualifiers will be held in the form of a one-round gathering, as it will be held in the Colombian city of Bucaramanga.
Argentina leads the standings with 6 points, and Brazil (two points), Uruguay and Colombia (one point) competes for the second and last card. Colombia play Uruguay and Argentina with Brazil in the last decisive round on Sunday. Argentina was crowned Olympic gold twice in 2004 in Athens and 2008 in Beijing.
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