Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: Uruguay U20 1st with 9, Argentina U20 2nd with 8. Uruguay U20 had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Uruguay U20 were scoring 2.5 and conceding 0.5, Argentina U20 2 and 0.25, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Argentina U20 carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this.
Estadio Nacional Brígido Iriarte staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Argentina U20 led 2-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 3-4.
Goal scorers
Uruguay U20: Joaquín Lavega (60'), Joaquín Lavega (75'), Esteban Crucci (86') · Argentina U20: Maher Carrizo (69'), Claudio Echeverri (38'), Claudio Echeverri (45'), Maher Carrizo (52')
Key stats
Possession: Uruguay U20 47% · Argentina U20 53% · Total shots: 15-8 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 7-2