Argentina – Nigeria Sub 20: results, summary and goals of the match | VIDEO

Argentina fell 2-0 against Nigeria this Wednesday, May 31, for the round of 16 of the Under 20 World Cup at the San Juan del Bicentenario Stadium. The Albiceleste did not achieve the long-awaited classification and had to say goodbye to the youth tournament.
Ibrahim Beji Muhammad opened the scoring at minute 61, while Rilwanu Haliru Sarki scored at minute 91, thus sealing the game in San Juan.

This was the goal of Rilwanu Haliru Sarki.

This was the goal of Ibrahim Beji Muhammad.

Rilwanu Haliru Sarki scores the second for Nigeria and sentences the match.

Véliz headed inside the area and the ball passed close to Aniagboso’s goal.

Free kick in favor of Argentina.

Free kick in favor of Argentina.

Redondo is cautioned.

Ibrahim Beji Muhammad opens the scoring in San Juan. Nigeria defeats Argentina 1-0.

Nnadi shoots from outside the area and the ball hits the crossbar.

Romero shoots from outside the area and the ball hits the defense.

THE SECOND TIME STARTED!

END OF THE FIRST TIME!

Argentina 0-0 Nigeria.

The referee adds 3 more minutes of play.

Corner kick for Argentina.

Véliz headed inside the area and the ball passed close to Aniagboso’s goal.

Nigeria maintains ball position, however fails to go deep.

Redondo heads inside the Nigeria area and the ball is controlled by the goalkeeper.

Free kick for Nigeria.

Carboni shoots inside the area and the ball goes wide.

Free kick in favor of Argentina.

Ibrahim Beji Muhammad shoots from outside the area and the ball goes wide.

Romero shoots from outside the area and the ball goes wide.

Corner kick for Nigeria.

They already play at the San Juan del Bicentenario Stadium, Argentina vs. Nigeria for the round of 16 of the U20 World Cup.

Formation of Argentina!

HOW TO WATCH PUBLIC TELEVISION

If you want to watch the game live, you must go to TV Pública or Televisión Pública Argentina. This television channel is open and you only have to enter the website www.tvpublica.com.ar. Here you can enjoy all the content such as live football online and for free.

WHERE TO WATCH PUBLIC TV, LIVE

If you want to follow the Argentina-Paraguay live for the Qualifiers towards Qatar 2022, TV Pública will offer a minute-by-minute account of the match. In addition, at the end, you will be able to read the chronicle and see the summary with all the goals.

In San Juan, the match between Argentina and Nigeria will be played.

Nigeria qualified their 13th. Under 20 World Cup after finishing in third place in the African Cup of Nations. His best performances were finalists in the 1989 and 2005 editions.

This is how the Argentine team presents the match against Nigeria.

After modifying the line-up between the games in Guatemala and New Zealand with eight changes, the coach, Javier Mascherano, was left with many variants in great shape to make up the ideal eleven, even with the potential return of Tomás ‘Toto’ Avilés in the central defense , after fulfilling his suspension date for his expulsion against the Central Americans.

Argentina’s record against Nigeria

In Group A, Argentina achieved successive victories by 2-1 against Uzbekistan and 3-0 against Guatemala, in Santiago del Estero, and 5-0 against New Zealand, in San Juan.

On the Nigerian side, the ‘Flying Eagles’ landed in these round of 16 as the best third, after finishing in this position in group D behind Brazil and Italy.

After finishing first in their group with an ideal score, 10 goals for and one against, the ‘Albiceleste’ will have the demanding commitment of crossing over to the Africans to continue their path in the highest event of youth football.

The Argentine team will face Nigeria this Wednesday for a place in the quarterfinals of the U-20 World Cup, in what will be a repeat of the 2005 final, which the Albiceleste won with two goals from Lionel Messi (2-1). .

For his part, the starting goalkeeper for Argentina under-20, Federico Gomes Gerth, defined the match against Nigeria as “extremely tough”, stressing the importance of “being calm” and “well organized” on the pitch.

The corresponding training of the Argentina team.

“(Nigeria) tries to assert its physique, that its physical condition predominates, and in attack it tries to play a direct game. He doesn’t waste time building and has a lot of danger and a lot of threat in his offensive transitions”, affirmed the ‘Jefecito’, to point out that, “if things go well”, his team will come out “very reinforced” from this game.

The Argentine coach defined Nigeria as “one of the third most difficult”, while he appreciated the ability of the African team to “play direct” and to take advantage of the speed of their attacking players.

The Argentine team trained this Tuesday with an eye on the match against Nigeria in the round of 16 of the U-20 World Cup, a match that will be played this Wednesday at the San Juan del Bicentenario Stadium and for which the Albiceleste coach, Javier Mascherano, already defined the starting eleven.

Under the command of Javier Mascherano, the ‘kids’ finished the last training session.

The Argentine Under 20 team celebrated their qualification to the round of 16 with a barbecue.

This is how the training of the Argentine Under 20 team develops.

For the match, which will be played at the Estadio del Bicentenario de San Juan, the team led by Javier Mascherano arrives undefeated after their respective victories 2-1 against Uzbekistan, 3-0 against Guatemala and 5-0 against New Zealand.

WHICH TV CHANNEL TRANSMITS ARGENTINA vs. NIGERIA UNDER 20

On Argentine soil it will be seen via TyC Sports and TyC Sports Play, and Televisión Pública (TVP or Channel 7) while in the rest of South America it will be broadcast via DIRECTV Sports and DIRECTV Go.

SCHEDULES OF ARGENTINA vs. NIGERIA, WORLD CUP UNDER 20

In Argentina the ball will roll from 6:00 p.m., while in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador it will start at 4:00 p.m. These are the international schedules.

Mexico – 3:00 p.m.
Bolivia – 5:00 p.m.
United States – 5:00 p.m.
Paraguay – 5:00 p.m.
Chile – 5:00 p.m.
Uruguay – 6:00 p.m.
Brazil – 6:00 p.m.

WHEN DOES ARGENTINA PLAY VS NIGERIA FOR THE SUB 20 WORLD CUP?

The great game will take place at the San Juan del Bicentenario Stadium at 6:00 p.m. local time.

Argentina finished on top of Group A with nine points, while Nigeria finished third in Group D with six points. It should be noted that the Albicelestes have won the FIFA U-20 World Cup five times, while Nigeria has done so once.

Welcome to the coverage of the match between Argentina and Nigeria for the round of 16 of the 2023 Sub 20 World Cup.